Slayton v. Commonwealth

Decided June 10, 1946. Claude W. Eggleston wrote the opinion for the court.

185 Va. 357 · Cited 96 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.

• Burns v. United States · 287 U.S. 216
• Langnes v. Green · 282 U.S. 531
• The Styria, Scopinich v. Munroe · 186 U.S. 1
• State v. . Marsh · 36 S.E.2d 244
• Pusey's Estate · 184 A. 844
• People v. Lippner · 26 P.2d 457
• State v. Bonza · 150 P.2d 970
• Terry v. Commonwealth · 174 Va. 507
• Vance v. Commonwealth · 155 Va. 1028
• Calloway v. State · 145 S.W.2d 353
• Spears v. State · 109 S.W.2d 926
• McLemore v. State · 155 So. 415
• Legions v. Commonwealth · 181 Va. 89
• Denham v. State · 21 S.W.2d 608
• Slayton v. Commonwealth · 185 Va. 371
• State v. Hardin · 183 N.C. 815
• State v. . Hardin · 112 S.E. 593
• In Re Cook · 67 Cal. App. 2d 20
• State v. Renew · 132 S.E. 613

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• Marshall v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 217
• Downey v. Commonwealth · 716 S.E.2d 472
• Berry v. Commonwealth · 200 Va. 495
• State v. Robinson · 103 S.E.2d 376
• Cottrell v. Commonwealth · 12 Va. App. 570
• Rhodes v. Commonwealth · 613 S.E.2d 466
• COTTERELL v. Com. · 405 S.E.2d 438
• Alsberry v. Commonwealth · 572 S.E.2d 522
• Lane v. Commonwealth · 223 Va. 713
• Peyton v. Com. · 604 S.E.2d 17
• Griffin v. Cunningham · 205 Va. 349
• Ex Parte Medley · 253 P.2d 794
• In Re Dearo · 214 P.2d 585
• Esparza v. Commonwealth · 513 S.E.2d 885
• Loving v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 924
• Walter Delany Booker, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 61 Va. App. 323
• Singleton v. Commonwealth · 400 S.E.2d 205
• Holden v. Commonwealth · 497 S.E.2d 492
• Cook v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 290
• Morishita v. Morris · 621 P.2d 691
• Ockel v. Riley · 541 S.W.2d 535
• Burriesci v. Commonwealth · 717 S.E.2d 140
• Fuller v. Commonwealth · 189 Va. 327
• Shum v. Fogliani · 413 P.2d 495
• Canty v. Commonwealth · 699 S.E.2d 526

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