State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

James v. Commonwealth

Decided August 2, 1994. Johanna L. Fitzpatrick wrote the opinion for the court.

446 S.E.2d 900 · Cited 73 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.

Blain v. Commonwealth · 371 S.E.2d 838
McGhee v. Commonwealth · 248 S.E.2d 808
Maynard v. Commonwealth · 399 S.E.2d 635
Commonwealth v. Ellett · 174 Va. 403
Morse v. Commonwealth · 369 S.E.2d 863
Mabry v. Johnson · 467 U.S. 504
Johnson v. Owens · 140 S.E.2d 311
Gardner v. Warden of Virginia State Penitentiary · 222 Va. 491

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