State Supreme Court / Va.

Armstrong v. Commonwealth

Decided April 19, 2002. Lawrence L. Koontz wrote the opinion for the court.

562 S.E.2d 139 · Cited 141 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Armstrong v. Commonwealth · 549 S.E.2d 641
Gregory v. Commonwealth · 504 S.E.2d 886
Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347
Dowden v. Commonwealth · 536 S.E.2d 437
Johnson v. Commonwealth · 209 Va. 291
Ansell v. Commonwealth · 250 S.E.2d 760
Commonwealth v. Burns · 395 S.E.2d 456
Sheets v. Castle · 559 S.E.2d 616
Lucy v. County of Albemarle · 516 S.E.2d 480
Berry v. City of Chesapeake · 165 S.E.2d 291
United States v. Lanier · 520 U.S. 259
State v. Baldwin · 237 S.E.2d 881

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