Bradley v. Commonwealth

Decided April 25, 1955. Lemuel F. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

196 Va. 1126 · Cited 76 times

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• Legions v. Commonwealth · 181 Va. 89
• Zirkle v. Commonwealth · 189 Va. 862
• Davis v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 936
• Terry v. Commonwealth · 174 Va. 507
• Vance v. Commonwealth · 155 Va. 1028
• Addington v. Commonwealth · 161 Va. 975
• Young v. Commonwealth · 185 Va. 1032
• Jordan v. Commonwealth · 169 Va. 898
• Kanter v. Commonwealth · 171 Va. 524
• Gray v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 236

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• Wactor v. Commonwealth · 564 S.E.2d 160
• Darius Oneil Dalton v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 512
• Ervin v. Commonwealth · 704 S.E.2d 135
• Clinebell v. Commonwealth · 368 S.E.2d 263
• James v. Commonwealth · 674 S.E.2d 571
• Tuggle v. Commonwealth · 323 S.E.2d 539
• Simpson v. Commonwealth · 199 Va. 549
• Lockhart v. Commonwealth · 542 S.E.2d 1
• Jones v. Commonwealth · 252 S.E.2d 370
• Clark v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 787
• Robert Allen Wilkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 711
• Poindexter v. Commonwealth · 213 Va. 212
• Stegall v. Commonwealth · 208 Va. 719
• Clinebell v. Commonwealth · 349 S.E.2d 676
• Michael Thomas Terlecki v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 65 Va. App. 13
• Noakes v. Commonwealth · 681 S.E.2d 48
• Gamache v. Allen · 601 S.E.2d 598
• Weimer v. Commonwealth · 360 S.E.2d 381
• David Gregory Landeck v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 59 Va. App. 744
• Ferrell v. Beddow · 203 Va. 472
• Williams v. Commonwealth · 696 S.E.2d 233
• Melvin v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 511

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