State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Commonwealth v. Waters

Decided May 2, 1995. Johanna L. Fitzpatrick wrote the opinion for the court.

456 S.E.2d 527 · Cited 64 times

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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.

Barrett v. Commonwealth · 447 S.E.2d 243
State v. Dube · 655 A.2d 338
State v. Fry · 831 P.2d 942
State v. Pinkham · 565 A.2d 318

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