Supreme Court of Virginia· 6/5/1998

Walton v. Commonwealth

Citations

501 S.E.2d 134
256 Va. 85
1998 Va. LEXIS 77

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refusing to consider a purported \nunc pro tunc sentencing order” signed by the trial court after defendant filed a notice of appeal \because the trial court was divested of jurisdiction once the defendant filed his notices of appeal”
once an appellate court acquires jurisdiction of a case, the jurisdiction of the trial court from which the appeal was taken ceases
\We do not consider this purported order because the trial court was divested of jurisdiction once the defendant filed his notices of appeal.\
once an appellate court acquires jurisdiction of a case, the jurisdiction of the trial court from which the appeal was taken ceases
“[A] trial court speaks only through its orders.”
“[A] trial court speaks only through its orders.”

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