Akers v. Commonwealth

Decided June 13, 1975. Lawrence W. I'Anson wrote the opinion for the court.

216 Va. 40 · Cited 68 times

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• People v. Brown · 24 N.Y.2d 168
• Campbell v. Commonwealth · 194 Va. 825
• Land v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 223
• Fuller v. Commonwealth · 201 Va. 724
• Barber v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 241
• Reid v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 464
• Robinson v. Commonwealth · 165 Va. 876
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 466
• State v. Nichols · 512 P.2d 329
• Washington v. Commonwealth · 214 Va. 737
• Witt v. Commonwealth · 215 Va. 670
• United States Ex Rel. Owens v. Cavell · 254 F. Supp. 154

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• Mueller v. Commonwealth · 422 S.E.2d 380
• Remington v. Commonwealth · 551 S.E.2d 620
• Giarratano v. Commonwealth · 266 S.E.2d 94
• Goodwin v. Commonwealth · 3 Va. App. 249
• Aldridge v. Commonwealth · 606 S.E.2d 539
• State v. Sims · 248 S.E.2d 834
• Midkiff v. Commonwealth · 462 S.E.2d 112
• Lenz v. Commonwealth · 544 S.E.2d 299
• Clozza v. Commonwealth · 321 S.E.2d 273
• Eckhart v. Commonwealth · 279 S.E.2d 155
• Washington v. Commonwealth · 228 Va. 535
• Peterson v. Commonwealth · 302 S.E.2d 520
• Lowery v. Commonwealth · 387 S.E.2d 508
• People v. Roark · 643 P.2d 756
• Simpson v. Commonwealth · 318 S.E.2d 386
• Haskell v. Commonwealth · 243 S.E.2d 477
• Burket v. Commonwealth · 450 S.E.2d 124
• Barnes v. Commonwealth · 360 S.E.2d 196
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 261 S.E.2d 550
• Lamb v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 307
• Martinez v. Commonwealth · 590 S.E.2d 57
• Sims v. Commonwealth · 507 S.E.2d 648
• Wyche v. Commonwealth · 241 S.E.2d 772
• Flannery v. City of Norfolk · 216 Va. 362
• State v. Anspaugh · 97 Idaho 519

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