Schneider v. Commonwealth

Decided November 27, 1985. Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

337 S.E.2d 735 · Cited 148 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.

• Stamper v. Commonwealth · 324 S.E.2d 682
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 815
• Sorrells v. United States · 287 U.S. 435
• Coppola v. Commonwealth · 257 S.E.2d 797
• Evans v. Commonwealth · 215 Va. 609
• Granberry v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 674
• Cogdill v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 272
• Ossen v. Commonwealth · 187 Va. 902
• George Wood v. Commonwealth · 213 Va. 363

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• Washington v. Commonwealth · 43 Va. App. 291
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