State Supreme Court / Va.

Dawkins v. Commonwealth

Decided March 3, 1947. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

186 Va. 55 · Cited 132 times

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Merritt v. Commonwealth · 164 Va. 653
Roark v. Commonwealth · 182 Va. 244
Shackelford v. Commonwealth · 183 Va. 423
Johnson v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 409

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State v. Daniel · 109 S.E.2d 32
Tizon v. Commonwealth · 723 S.E.2d 260
Banovitch v. Commonwealth · 196 Va. 210
Christian v. Commonwealth · 277 S.E.2d 205
Wooden v. Commonwealth · 284 S.E.2d 811
Claude Davis v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 65 Va. App. 485
Howard v. Commonwealth · 207 Va. 222
State v. Miskimins · 435 N.W.2d 217
State v. Rich · 417 N.W.2d 868
State v. Burdette · 63 S.E.2d 69
State v. Watson · 264 S.E.2d 628
David Gregory Landeck v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 59 Va. App. 744
State v. Burdette · 135 W. Va. 312
Ferguson v. Commonwealth · 649 S.E.2d 724
Tyrone Logan, s/k/a Tyrone Lamont Logan v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 67 Va. App. 747
Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of 1972 PA 294 · 1972 PA 294
State v. Painter · 63 S.E.2d 86

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