Massey v. Commonwealth

Decided November 27, 1985. John Charles Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

337 S.E.2d 754 · Cited 54 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.

• Fuller v. Commonwealth · 190 Va. 19
• Lacks v. Commonwealth · 182 Va. 318

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• Clay v. Commonwealth · 531 S.E.2d 623
• Clark v. Commonwealth · 521 S.E.2d 313
• Clay v. Commonwealth · 519 S.E.2d 393
• Abdul Lateef Salahuddin v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 67 Va. App. 190
• Andrews v. Creacey · 696 S.E.2d 218
• Cairns v. Commonwealth · 579 S.E.2d 340
• Henshaw v. Commonwealth · 451 S.E.2d 415
• Clifford v. Commonwealth · 633 S.E.2d 178
• Candice Cossitt-Manica, s/k/a Candace Cossitt-Manica v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 65 Va. App. 394
• Michael Alonzo Robinson, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 63 Va. App. 715
• Tucker Ex Rel. Tucker v. Reynolds · 233 S.E.2d 402

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