Stamper v. Commonwealth

Decided August 30, 1979. George M. Cochran wrote the opinion for the court.

257 S.E.2d 808 · Cited 380 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.

• Smith v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 455
• People v. Durham · 449 P.2d 198
• Waye v. Commonwealth · 251 S.E.2d 202
• Coppola v. Commonwealth · 257 S.E.2d 797
• People v. Purvis · 52 Cal. 2d 871
• Huffman v. Commonwealth · 168 Va. 668
• Hinton v. Commonwealth · 219 Va. 492
• Lowe v. Commonwealth · 239 S.E.2d 112
• Toler v. Commonwealth · 188 Va. 774
• Turner v. Commonwealth · 218 Va. 141
• Mason v. Commonwealth · 200 Va. 253
• Bunting v. Commonwealth · 208 Va. 309
• Evans v. Commonwealth · 215 Va. 609
• Mason v. Commonwealth · 254 S.E.2d 116
• Cameron v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 108
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 255 S.E.2d 525
• Lewis v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 80
• Lewis v. Commonwealth · 218 Va. 31
• People v. Heading · 197 N.W.2d 325
• Jones v. Commonwealth · 218 Va. 18
• Brown v. Commonwealth · 212 Va. 515
• Woodard v. Commonwealth · 214 Va. 495
• Heflin v. Commonwealth · 177 S.E.2d 644
• Inge v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 360
• Paramore v. State · 229 So. 2d 855

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• Stockton v. Commonwealth · 314 S.E.2d 371
• Bunch v. Commonwealth · 304 S.E.2d 271
• Clanton v. Commonwealth · 286 S.E.2d 172
• Turner v. Commonwealth · 364 S.E.2d 483
• Spencer v. Commonwealth · 384 S.E.2d 785
• Remington v. Commonwealth · 551 S.E.2d 620
• Turner v. Williams · 812 F. Supp. 1400
• Coleman v. Commonwealth · 307 S.E.2d 864
• Derr v. Commonwealth · 410 S.E.2d 662
• Ervin v. Commonwealth · 704 S.E.2d 135
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 389 S.E.2d 871
• Yeatts v. Commonwealth · 410 S.E.2d 254
• McMillan v. Com. · 671 S.E.2d 396
• Williams v. Commonwealth · 360 S.E.2d 361
• Stewart v. Commonwealth · 427 S.E.2d 394
• Bassett v. Commonwealth · 284 S.E.2d 844
• Chichester v. Commonwealth · 448 S.E.2d 638
• Jackson v. Commonwealth · 499 S.E.2d 538
• Howerton v. Commonwealth · 548 S.E.2d 914
• Spencer v. Commonwealth · 393 S.E.2d 609
• Beck v. Commonwealth · 484 S.E.2d 898

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