State Supreme Court / Va.

Cherrix v. Commonwealth

Decided February 26, 1999. Elizabeth B. Lacy wrote the opinion for the court.

513 S.E.2d 642 · Cited 92 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.

Watkins v. Commonwealth · 331 S.E.2d 422
Goins v. Commonwealth · 470 S.E.2d 114
Coleman v. Commonwealth · 307 S.E.2d 864
Smith v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 455
Eaton v. Commonwealth · 397 S.E.2d 385
O'Dell v. Commonwealth · 364 S.E.2d 491
Beck v. Commonwealth · 484 S.E.2d 898
Coppola v. Commonwealth · 257 S.E.2d 797
Clagett v. Commonwealth · 472 S.E.2d 263
Justus v. Commonwealth · 266 S.E.2d 87
Quintana v. Commonwealth · 295 S.E.2d 643
Clozza v. Commonwealth · 321 S.E.2d 273
Strickler v. Commonwealth · 404 S.E.2d 227
Waye v. Commonwealth · 251 S.E.2d 202
Robinson v. Commonwealth · 341 S.E.2d 159
Stewart v. Commonwealth · 427 S.E.2d 394
Breard v. Commonwealth · 445 S.E.2d 670
Joseph v. Commonwealth · 452 S.E.2d 862
Saunders v. Commonwealth · 406 S.E.2d 39
Swann v. Commonwealth · 441 S.E.2d 195
Jones v. Commonwealth · 323 S.E.2d 554
Hedrick v. Commonwealth · 513 S.E.2d 634
Commonwealth v. Donkor · 507 S.E.2d 75
Land v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 223
Barnabei v. Commonwealth · 252 Va. 161

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Lovitt v. Commonwealth · 537 S.E.2d 866
Johnson v. Commonwealth · 591 S.E.2d 47
Juniper v. Com. · 626 S.E.2d 383
Bell v. Commonwealth · 563 S.E.2d 695
Burns v. Commonwealth · 261 Va. 307
Commonwealth v. Jerman · 556 S.E.2d 754
Burns v. Com. · 541 S.E.2d 872
Morva v. Com. · 683 S.E.2d 553
Magruder v. Com. · 657 S.E.2d 113
Riner v. Com. · 601 S.E.2d 555
Aldridge v. Commonwealth · 606 S.E.2d 539
Morrisette v. Commonwealth · 569 S.E.2d 47
Cherrix v. Braxton · 131 F. Supp. 2d 756
Joshua Dadzie Anaman, s/k/a Joshua E. Dadzie-Anaman v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 379
State v. Maestas · 299 P.3d 892
Winston v. Com. · 604 S.E.2d 21
Walker v. Commonwealth · 515 S.E.2d 565
State v. Rudolfo · 187 P.3d 170
Jackson v. Commonwealth · 590 S.E.2d 520
Vinson v. Commonwealth · 522 S.E.2d 170
Lovitt v. Warden, Sussex I State Prison · 585 S.E.2d 801
State v. Schierman · 192 Wash. 2d 577

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