State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Blain v. Commonwealth

Decided September 6, 1988. Marvin Frederick Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

371 S.E.2d 838 · Cited 375 times

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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.

McNeir v. Greer-Hale Chinchilla Ranch · 194 Va. 623
Higginbotham v. Commonwealth · 216 Va. 349
Coe v. Commonwealth · 340 S.E.2d 820
Winfield v. Commonwealth · 301 S.E.2d 15
Levine v. City of Lynchburg · 156 Va. 1007

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