State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Brittle v. Commonwealth

Decided August 11, 2009. William G. Petty wrote the opinion for the court.

680 S.E.2d 335 · Cited 161 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.

Michaels v. Commonwealth · 529 S.E.2d 822
Jimenez v. Commonwealth · 402 S.E.2d 678
Whaley v. Commonwealth · 214 Va. 353
Ball v. Commonwealth · 273 S.E.2d 790
Hix v. Com. · 619 S.E.2d 80
Mwangi v. Com. · 672 S.E.2d 888
Bazemore v. Commonwealth · 590 S.E.2d 602
Rose v. Commonwealth · 578 S.E.2d 758
Commonwealth v. Hudson · 578 S.E.2d 781
Rowe v. Com. · 675 S.E.2d 161
Coleman v. Commonwealth · 660 S.E.2d 687
Charles v. Com. · 613 S.E.2d 432
Peyton v. King · 210 Va. 194
Arrington v. Commonwealth · 674 S.E.2d 554
Williams v. Gloucester Sheriff's Department · 587 S.E.2d 546
Pearce v. Commonwealth · 669 S.E.2d 384
Reid v. Baumgardner · 217 Va. 769
Lewis v. Com. · 608 S.E.2d 907
McDuffie v. Commonwealth · 638 S.E.2d 139
Rollins v. Bazile · 205 Va. 613
Lewis v. Commonwealth · 596 S.E.2d 542
Haskins v. Haskins · 185 Va. 1001
Jefferson v. Commonwealth · 532 S.E.2d 899
McBride v. Commonwealth · 480 S.E.2d 126
Seigel v. Patel · 132 N.C. App. 783

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Alford v. Commonwealth · 696 S.E.2d 266
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Francis Anyokorit Masika v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 63 Va. App. 330
Angela Maye Holt v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 66 Va. App. 199
Brian Heath Doss v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 59 Va. App. 435
Donte Lavell Brooks v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 61 Va. App. 618
Kelso v. Commonwealth · 698 S.E.2d 263
Chatman v. Commonwealth · 60 Va. App. 622

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