Burnette v. Commonwealth

Decided April 20, 1953. Edward W. Hudgins wrote the opinion for the court.

194 Va. 785 · Cited 92 times

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• Yee Hem v. United States · 268 U.S. 178
• State v. Hefflin · 89 S.W.2d 938
• Howell v. Commonwealth · 187 Va. 34
• Hagood v. Commonwealth · 157 Va. 918

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• State v. Childress · 274 P.2d 333
• Owens v. Commonwealth · 675 S.E.2d 879
• Moyer v. Commonwealth · 531 S.E.2d 580
• Moyer v. Commonwealth · 520 S.E.2d 371
• Edwards v. Commonwealth · 661 S.E.2d 488
• State v. Daniels · 478 P.2d 522
• Smallwood v. Com. · 688 S.E.2d 154
• Carter v. Commonwealth · 223 Va. 528
• Atkins v. Commonwealth · 57 Va. App. 2
• Hodge v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 338
• Almond v. Day · 89 S.E.2d 851
• State v. Edwards · 269 Minn. 343
• Hunter v. Commonwealth · 690 S.E.2d 792
• Dooley v. Commonwealth · 198 Va. 32
• Monument Associates v. Arlington County Board · 408 S.E.2d 889
• State v. Van Voltenburg · 147 N.W.2d 869
• Crenshaw v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 38
• Sharp v. Commonwealth · 213 Va. 269
• Nance v. Commonwealth · 203 Va. 428
• Estevez v. State · 189 So. 2d 830
• City of Huntington v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia · 177 S.E.2d 591
• Hodges v. COM., DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES · 598 S.E.2d 778

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