State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Perkins v. Commonwealth

Decided March 5, 1991. Marvin Frederick Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

402 S.E.2d 229 · Cited 52 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.

Scott v. Commonwealth · 323 S.E.2d 572
Pedersen v. City of Richmond · 254 S.E.2d 95
Hogan v. Commonwealth · 360 S.E.2d 371
Grosso v. Commonwealth · 177 Va. 830
Molash v. Commonwealth · 3 Va. App. 243
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers · 377 U.S. 288
State v. Elder · 382 So. 2d 687
State v. Keaton · 371 So. 2d 86

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