Commonwealth v. Ellett

Decided October 9, 1939. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

174 Va. 403 · Cited 62 times

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• Miller v. Commonwealth · 172 Va. 639
• South East Public Service Corp. v. Commonwealth · 165 Va. 116
• Commonwealth v. Sanderson · 170 Va. 33
• Law v. Commonwealth · 171 Va. 449
• Jennings v. Commonwealth · 155 Va. 1075

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