Supreme Court of Virginia October 27, 2016, Record 150849 (Velazquez v. Commonwealth)

PRESENT: All the Justices

GERMAN CORTES VELAZQUEZ

OPINION BY

v. Record No. 150849 CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial

court lacked jurisdiction to consider a defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea and

whether, in an alternative