Justus v. Commonwealth

Decided April 18, 1980. Albertis S. Harrison wrote the opinion for the court.

266 S.E.2d 87 · Cited 143 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.

• Breeden v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 297
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 455
• Coppola v. Commonwealth · 257 S.E.2d 797
• Clark v. Commonwealth · 220 Va. 201
• Waye v. Commonwealth · 251 S.E.2d 202
• Greenfield v. Commonwealth · 214 Va. 710
• Salina v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 92
• Mason v. Commonwealth · 254 S.E.2d 116
• Slade v. Commonwealth · 155 Va. 1099
• Charlottesville Music Center, Inc. v. McCray · 215 Va. 31
• Farrar v. Commonwealth · 201 Va. 5

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• Pruett v. Commonwealth · 351 S.E.2d 1
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• Mu'Min v. Commonwealth · 389 S.E.2d 886
• Hopson v. Commonwealth · 662 S.E.2d 88
• Jones v. United States · 527 U.S. 373
• Nobles v. State · 843 S.W.2d 503
• Davis v. State · 782 S.W.2d 211
• State v. Ramseur · 524 A.2d 188
• Lovos-Rivas v. Commonwealth · 707 S.E.2d 27
• Sterling v. State · 830 S.W.2d 114
• Briley v. Commonwealth · 279 S.E.2d 151
• Brown v. Commonwealth · 533 S.E.2d 4
• Roberts v. CSX Transp., Inc. · 688 S.E.2d 178
• Shifflett v. Commonwealth · 274 S.E.2d 305
• Keil v. Commonwealth · 278 S.E.2d 826
• State v. Bey · 548 A.2d 887
• LeVasseur v. Commonwealth · 304 S.E.2d 644
• People v. Kimble · 749 P.2d 803
• Winston v. Com. · 604 S.E.2d 21
• State v. Smith · 292 S.E.2d 264
• State v. Huff · 381 S.E.2d 635
• Spencer v. Commonwealth · 384 S.E.2d 785
• Schmitt v. Commonwealth · 547 S.E.2d 186
• State v. Anthony · 555 S.E.2d 557
• State v. McCarver · 462 S.E.2d 25

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