Frye v. Commonwealth

Decided June 13, 1986. George M. Cochran wrote the opinion for the court.

345 S.E.2d 267 · Cited 272 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.

• LeVasseur v. Commonwealth · 304 S.E.2d 644
• Horne v. Commonwealth · 339 S.E.2d 186
• Watkins v. Commonwealth · 331 S.E.2d 422
• State v. Tolley · 226 S.E.2d 353
• Poyner v. Commonwealth · 329 S.E.2d 815
• Cantrell v. Commonwealth · 329 S.E.2d 22
• Washington v. Commonwealth · 228 Va. 535
• Willard v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 213 Va. 481
• Maryland v. Coard · 175 Va. 571
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 255 S.E.2d 525
• Lomax v. Commonwealth · 319 S.E.2d 763
• Holt v. City of Richmond · 204 Va. 364
• Stockton v. Commonwealth · 314 S.E.2d 371
• Tharp v. Commonwealth · 270 S.E.2d 752
• Stamper v. Commonwealth · 257 S.E.2d 808
• People v. Perez · 483 N.E.2d 250
• Clark v. Commonwealth · 220 Va. 201
• Justus v. Commonwealth · 283 S.E.2d 905
• Quintana v. Commonwealth · 295 S.E.2d 643
• Bunch v. Commonwealth · 304 S.E.2d 271
• McMillan v. McMillan · 253 S.E.2d 662
• Lowe v. Commonwealth · 239 S.E.2d 112
• Briley v. Commonwealth · 273 S.E.2d 48
• Hatcher v. Commonwealth · 241 S.E.2d 756
• Peterson v. Commonwealth · 302 S.E.2d 520

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• Cooper v. Commonwealth · 680 S.E.2d 361
• Joyce v. Commonwealth · 696 S.E.2d 237
• Stockton v. Commonwealth · 402 S.E.2d 196
• Hill v. Commonwealth · 379 S.E.2d 134
• Fitzhugh v. Commonwealth · 20 Va. App. 275
• Leal v. Commonwealth · 559 S.E.2d 874
• Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
• Donkor v. Commonwealth · 494 S.E.2d 497
• Deck v. Missouri · 544 U.S. 622
• Beaver v. Commonwealth · 352 S.E.2d 342
• Friedline v. Commonwealth · 576 S.E.2d 491
• Porter v. Com. · 661 S.E.2d 415
• Bennett v. Commonwealth · 374 S.E.2d 303
• Delong v. Commonwealth · 362 S.E.2d 669
• Estes v. Commonwealth · 382 S.E.2d 491
• Spring v. United States · 833 F. Supp. 575
• Tuma v. Commonwealth · 726 S.E.2d 365
• State v. Sneed · 709 S.E.2d 455
• Eaton v. Commonwealth · 397 S.E.2d 385
• LaDawn Shrieves King v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 64 Va. App. 580
• Penny v. Commonwealth · 370 S.E.2d 314
• People v. Flores · 606 N.E.2d 1078
• People v. Drake · 748 P.2d 1237
• Rollston v. Commonwealth · 399 S.E.2d 823
• Morrison v. Bestler · 387 S.E.2d 753

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