State Supreme Court / Va.

Barrett v. Commonwealth

Decided September 5, 1969. Archibald C. Buchanan wrote the opinion for the court.

210 Va. 153 · Cited 76 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.

Johnson v. Commonwealth · 209 Va. 291
Howard v. Commonwealth · 207 Va. 222
Garner v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 600
Mullins v. Commonwealth · 174 Va. 477
Preddy v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 765

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Muhammad v. Com. · 611 S.E.2d 537
Haywood v. Commonwealth · 458 S.E.2d 606
Wilson v. Commonwealth · 452 S.E.2d 669
Christian v. Commonwealth · 277 S.E.2d 205
Wright v. Commonwealth · 427 S.E.2d 379
Fortune v. Commonwealth · 416 S.E.2d 25
Chittum v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 12
Hix v. Com. · 619 S.E.2d 80
Bloom v. Commonwealth · 542 S.E.2d 18
Holley v. Commonwealth · 604 S.E.2d 127
Donte Lavell Brooks v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 61 Va. App. 618
Wilson v. Commonwealth · 673 S.E.2d 923
Epps v. Commonwealth · 502 S.E.2d 140
Watson v. State · 510 A.2d 1094
Ostrander v. Commonwealth · 658 S.E.2d 346
Smith v. Commonwealth · 701 S.E.2d 826
Chatman v. Commonwealth · 60 Va. App. 622

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