Martin v. Commonwealth

Decided March 4, 1946. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

184 Va. 1009 · Cited 51 times

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• Roark v. Commonwealth · 182 Va. 244
• Ballard v. Commonwealth · 156 Va. 980
• Scott v. Commonwealth · 143 Va. 510
• State v. Weston · 64 P.2d 536
• Janovich v. State · 256 P. 359
• Staples v. Spence · 179 Va. 359
• Clinton v. Commonwealth · 161 Va. 1084
• Mosby v. Commonwealth · 168 Va. 688

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• Canipe v. Commonwealth · 491 S.E.2d 747
• Washington v. Glucksberg · 521 U.S. 702
• Barrett v. Commonwealth · 341 S.E.2d 190
• Rhodes v. Commonwealth · 583 S.E.2d 773
• Fletcher v. Commonwealth · 209 Va. 636
• Newberry v. Commonwealth · 191 Va. 445
• State v. Fuller · 278 N.W.2d 756
• Timmons v. Commonwealth · 204 Va. 205
• Barber v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 241
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 207 Va. 459
• Westry v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 508
• Brown v. Commonwealth · 212 Va. 515
• State v. Collier · 372 N.W.2d 303
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 192 Va. 186
• Henry v. Commonwealth · 195 Va. 281
• Edinburgh v. State · 896 P.2d 1176
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 821 S.E.2d 543

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