State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Smith v. Commonwealth

Decided August 17, 2010. Rossie D. Alston Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

697 S.E.2d 14 · Cited 110 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.

Jerman v. Director of the Department of Corrections · 593 S.E.2d 255
Brown v. Commonwealth · 337 S.E.2d 711
Hoyt v. Commonwealth · 605 S.E.2d 755
Pryor v. Commonwealth · 628 S.E.2d 47
Simpson v. Commonwealth · 199 Va. 549
Commonwealth v. Hudson · 578 S.E.2d 781
Parks v. Commonwealth · 270 S.E.2d 755
Rollston v. Commonwealth · 399 S.E.2d 823
Barrett v. Commonwealth · 341 S.E.2d 190
Cooper v. Commonwealth · 680 S.E.2d 361
Schneider v. Commonwealth · 337 S.E.2d 735
Wilson v. Commonwealth · 615 S.E.2d 500
Cardwell v. Commonwealth · 450 S.E.2d 146
Carter v. Commonwealth · 223 Va. 528
Castaneda v. Commonwealth · 376 S.E.2d 82
Durham v. Commonwealth · 198 S.E.2d 603
Powell v. Commonwealth · 552 S.E.2d 344
Hoke v. Commonwealth · 377 S.E.2d 595
Belton v. Commonwealth · 200 Va. 5
Bell v. Commonwealth · 468 S.E.2d 114
Upshur v. Commonwealth · 170 Va. 649

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Donte Lavell Brooks v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 61 Va. App. 618
Charles C. Girard, s/k/a Charles Cornell Girard v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 66 Va. App. 230

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