State Supreme Court / Va.

Clodfelter v. Commonwealth

Decided November 23, 1977. Alexander Harman wrote the opinion for the court.

238 S.E.2d 820 · Cited 104 times

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Ritter v. Commonwealth · 210 Va. 732
Gillis v. Commonwealth · 215 Va. 298
LaPrade v. Commonwealth · 191 Va. 410
Powers v. Commonwealth · 182 Va. 669
Clodfelter v. Commonwealth · 235 S.E.2d 340
The PEOPLE v. Pigrenet · 186 N.E.2d 306

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