State Supreme Court / Va.

Brown v. Com.

Decided January 15, 2010. S. Bernard Goodwyn wrote the opinion for the court.

688 S.E.2d 185 · Cited 60 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.

Bullock v. Commonwealth · 631 S.E.2d 334
Thomas v. Commonwealth · 419 S.E.2d 606
West v. Commonwealth · 597 S.E.2d 274
Helms v. Manspile · 671 S.E.2d 127
Mickens v. Commonwealth · 178 Va. 273
Lee v. Lee · 404 S.E.2d 736
Jay v. Com. · 659 S.E.2d 311
Charles v. Com. · 613 S.E.2d 432
Virginia National Bank v. Harris · 257 S.E.2d 867
Williams v. Joynes · 677 S.E.2d 261

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George Wesley Huguely, V v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 63 Va. App. 92
Scialdone v. Com. · 689 S.E.2d 716
Kovalaske v. Commonwealth · 692 S.E.2d 641
Waylon Allen Cox v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 65 Va. App. 506
Lamarr Ramon Masean Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 66 Va. App. 382
Charlene Lanette Gregory v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 87
A.R.A. v. Commonwealth · 809 S.E.2d 660
United Leasing v. Lehner Family Bus. Trust · 689 S.E.2d 670
Gene Anthony Brown v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 59

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