Simmons v. Commonwealth

Decided June 9, 1989. John Charles Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

380 S.E.2d 656 · Cited 124 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.

• Lowe v. Commonwealth · 337 S.E.2d 273
• Brown v. Texas · 443 U.S. 47
• Simmons v. Commonwealth · 371 S.E.2d 7

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• Welshman v. Commonwealth · 502 S.E.2d 122
• Reittinger v. Commonwealth · 532 S.E.2d 25
• Burns v. Commonwealth · 261 Va. 307
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