State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Edwards v. Commonwealth

Decided December 9, 2003. Robert P. Frank wrote the opinion for the court.

589 S.E.2d 444 · Cited 625 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.

Lowe v. Commonwealth · 535 S.E.2d 689
Herchenbach v. Commonwealth · 185 Va. 217
Nelson v. Warden of the Keen Mountain Correctional Center · 262 Va. 276
Moore v. Commonwealth · 527 S.E.2d 406
Cunningham v. Hayes · 204 Va. 851
Selected Risks Insurance v. Dean · 355 S.E.2d 579
In Re Belt · 159 U.S. 95
Nunnally v. Artis · 492 S.E.2d 126
Royster v. Smith · 195 Va. 228
Mounce v. Commonwealth · 357 S.E.2d 742
Satcher v. Commonwealth · 421 S.E.2d 821
Floyd v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 575
Buck v. Commonwealth · 443 S.E.2d 414
Snyder v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 1009
West Alexandria Properties, Inc. v. First Virginia Mortgage & Real Estate Investment Trust · 267 S.E.2d 149
Clark v. Commonwealth · 517 S.E.2d 260
Humphreys v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 765
Ragsdale v. Commonwealth · 565 S.E.2d 331
Jones v. Commonwealth · 194 Va. 273
Armstrong v. Commonwealth · 549 S.E.2d 641
Rasmussen v. Commonwealth · 522 S.E.2d 401
Cottee v. Commonwealth · 525 S.E.2d 25
James v. Commonwealth · 178 Va. 28
Johnson v. Commonwealth · 418 S.E.2d 729
Smith v. Commonwealth · 527 S.E.2d 456

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Scott v. Commonwealth · 636 S.E.2d 893
Logan v. Commonwealth · 651 S.E.2d 403
Burrell v. Commonwealth · 646 S.E.2d 35
Thomas v. Commonwealth · 607 S.E.2d 738
Rowe v. Com. · 675 S.E.2d 161
Jones v. Commonwealth · 795 S.E.2d 705
Williams v. Commonwealth · 702 S.E.2d 260
Simon v. Commonwealth · 708 S.E.2d 245
Perry v. Commonwealth · 712 S.E.2d 765
Johnson v. Commonwealth · 712 S.E.2d 751
Arrington v. Commonwealth · 674 S.E.2d 554
Andrews v. Creacey · 696 S.E.2d 218
Bowling v. Commonwealth · 654 S.E.2d 354
Cobbins v. Commonwealth · 668 S.E.2d 816
Widdifield v. Commonwealth · 600 S.E.2d 159
Mason v. Commonwealth · 636 S.E.2d 480
White v. White · 692 S.E.2d 289
Bunch v. Commonwealth · 658 S.E.2d 724
Roadcap v. Commonwealth · 653 S.E.2d 620
Purvy v. Commonwealth · 717 S.E.2d 847
Redmond v. Commonwealth · 57 Va. App. 254

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