Essex v. Commonwealth

Decided October 12, 1984. Charles S. Russell wrote the opinion for the court.

322 S.E.2d 216 · Cited 189 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.

• King v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 601
• Baker v. Marcus · 201 Va. 905
• Pugh v. Commonwealth · 223 Va. 663
• Moxley v. Commonwealth · 195 Va. 151
• Coleman v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 197
• People v. Watson · 637 P.2d 279
• Chittum v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 12
• Epperly v. Commonwealth · 294 S.E.2d 882
• Griffin v. Shively · 315 S.E.2d 210
• Giarratano v. Commonwealth · 266 S.E.2d 94
• Rodgers v. Commonwealth · 197 Va. 527
• Blackwell v. State · 369 A.2d 153
• Williamson v. Commonwealth · 180 Va. 277
• Harrison v. Commonwealth · 183 Va. 394
• Stroupe v. Commonwealth · 215 Va. 243
• Albert v. Commonwealth · 181 Va. 894
• Shiflet v. State · 392 S.W.2d 676

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• Castillo v. Commonwealth · 465 S.E.2d 146
• Canipe v. Commonwealth · 491 S.E.2d 747
• Grant v. Commonwealth · 682 S.E.2d 84
• Huffman v. Love · 427 S.E.2d 357
• Riley v. Com. · 675 S.E.2d 168
• Elliot v. Commonwealth · 517 S.E.2d 271
• Craig v. Commonwealth · 538 S.E.2d 355
• Thomas Tyler Wright v. Commonwealth · 39 Va. App. 698
• Porter v. Commonwealth · 17 Va. App. 58
• Wyatt v. Commonwealth · 624 S.E.2d 118
• Groggins v. Commonwealth · 537 S.E.2d 605
• Rivers v. Commonwealth · 464 S.E.2d 549
• Royal v. Netherland · 4 F. Supp. 2d 540
• People v. Baker · 216 Mich. App. 687
• People v. Goecke · 579 N.W.2d 868
• Avent v. Com. · 688 S.E.2d 244
• Shell v. State · 512 A.2d 358
• Tizon v. Commonwealth · 723 S.E.2d 260
• Luck v. Commonwealth · 531 S.E.2d 41
• Stevens v. Commonwealth · 616 S.E.2d 754
• Coles v. Com. · 621 S.E.2d 109
• Joyce v. Commonwealth · 696 S.E.2d 237

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