George M. Epps, Sheriff of City of Petersburg, Virginia v. Commonwealth

Decided March 14, 2006. Robert J. Humphreys wrote the opinion for the court.

47 Va. App. 687 · Cited 115 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.

• Michaels v. Commonwealth · 529 S.E.2d 822
• Robertson v. Commonwealth · 181 Va. 520
• Steinberg v. Steinberg · 461 S.E.2d 421
• United Steelworkers of America v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 260 S.E.2d 222
• Barr v. Town & Country Properties, Inc. · 396 S.E.2d 672
• Baylor v. Commonwealth · 190 Va. 116
• Ex Parte Robinson · 86 U.S. 505
• Anderson v. Commonwealth · 182 Va. 560
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 609 S.E.2d 58
• Payne v. Commonwealth · 357 S.E.2d 500
• Bennett v. Commonwealth · 374 S.E.2d 303
• Tuggle v. Commonwealth · 334 S.E.2d 838
• Lee County v. Town of St. Charles · 568 S.E.2d 680
• Beck v. Shelton · 593 S.E.2d 195
• Finnerty v. Thornton Hall, Inc. · 593 S.E.2d 568
• Land v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 223
• Elliott v. Commonwealth · 593 S.E.2d 263
• Bartus v. Wisconsin Department of Health & Social Services · 501 N.W.2d 419
• Butler v. Commonwealth · 570 S.E.2d 813
• Laing v. Commonwealth · 205 Va. 511
• Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Bowers · 181 Va. 542
• Home Beneficial Life Insurance v. Unemployment Compensation Commission · 181 Va. 811
• Powell v. Ward · 425 S.E.2d 539
• Holt v. Commonwealth · 205 Va. 332
• Wise County Board of Supervisors v. Wilson · 463 S.E.2d 650

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• Commonwealth v. Epps · 641 S.E.2d 77
• Klein v. Klein · 642 S.E.2d 313
• Jay v. Com. · 659 S.E.2d 311
• Justo Mazariegos Campos v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 67 Va. App. 690
• Halverson v. Hardcastle · 163 P.3d 428
• Elias P. Doulgerakis v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 61 Va. App. 417
• Yap v. Commonwealth · 643 S.E.2d 523
• Montgomery v. Commonwealth · 696 S.E.2d 261
• Stokes v. Commonwealth · 641 S.E.2d 780
• Cortez-Hernandez v. Commonwealth · 706 S.E.2d 893
• Arthur G. Kahn v. Eileen McNicholas · 67 Va. App. 215
• Jiron-Garcia v. Commonwealth · 633 S.E.2d 744
• Miller v. Potomac Hospital Foundation · 653 S.E.2d 592
• Mabe v. Wythe County Department of Social Services · 671 S.E.2d 425
• Quindell Montrae Kirby v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 63 Va. App. 665
• Gilman v. Commonwealth · 628 S.E.2d 54
• Robertson v. Commonwealth · 60 Va. App. 688
• Ricky W. Ward v. Dorothy Winston Colom · 253 So. 3d 265
• Kepa, Inc. d/b/a She-Sha Café and Hookah Lounge v. Virginia Department of Health · 62 Va. App. 614

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