State Supreme Court / Va.

Joseph v. Commonwealth

Decided January 13, 1995. Henry H. Whiting wrote the opinion for the court.

452 S.E.2d 862 · Cited 68 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.

Mickens v. Commonwealth · 442 S.E.2d 678
Gray v. Commonwealth · 356 S.E.2d 157
Yeatts v. Commonwealth · 410 S.E.2d 254
Williams v. Commonwealth · 450 S.E.2d 365
Smith v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 455
Satcher v. Commonwealth · 421 S.E.2d 821
Spencer v. Commonwealth · 384 S.E.2d 775
Spencer v. Commonwealth · 384 S.E.2d 785
Beavers v. Commonwealth · 427 S.E.2d 411
Quesinberry v. Commonwealth · 402 S.E.2d 218
Whitley v. Commonwealth · 286 S.E.2d 162
Stewart v. Commonwealth · 427 S.E.2d 394
Peterson v. Commonwealth · 302 S.E.2d 520
Breard v. Commonwealth · 445 S.E.2d 670
Saunders v. Commonwealth · 406 S.E.2d 39
Chichester v. Commonwealth · 448 S.E.2d 638
Edmonds v. Commonwealth · 329 S.E.2d 807
Spencer v. Commonwealth · 385 S.E.2d 850
Simpson v. Commonwealth · 199 Va. 549
Murphy v. Commonwealth · 431 S.E.2d 48
King v. Commonwealth · 416 S.E.2d 669
Ramdass v. Commonwealth · 450 S.E.2d 360
Poindexter v. Commonwealth · 213 Va. 212
Petcosky v. Bowman · 197 Va. 240
Wright v. Commonwealth · 450 S.E.2d 361

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Barnabei v. Commonwealth · 252 Va. 161
Barnabei v. Com. · 477 S.E.2d 270
Juniper v. Com. · 626 S.E.2d 383
Goins v. Commonwealth · 470 S.E.2d 114
Clagett v. Commonwealth · 472 S.E.2d 263
Schmitt v. Commonwealth · 547 S.E.2d 186
Cherrix v. Commonwealth · 513 S.E.2d 642
Jackson v. Commonwealth · 590 S.E.2d 520
Lilly v. Commonwealth · 523 S.E.2d 208
Bailey v. Commonwealth · 529 S.E.2d 570
Lovitt v. Commonwealth · 537 S.E.2d 866
Jackson v. Commonwealth · 499 S.E.2d 538
Orbe v. Commonwealth · 519 S.E.2d 808
Atkins v. Commonwealth · 510 S.E.2d 445
Caison v. Commonwealth · 663 S.E.2d 553
Morrisette v. Commonwealth · 569 S.E.2d 47
Martinez v. Commonwealth · 590 S.E.2d 57
Walker v. Commonwealth · 486 S.E.2d 126
Roseborough v. Commonwealth · 688 S.E.2d 882
Rayshawn Torrell Greer v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 67 Va. App. 324
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