Stamper v. Commonwealth

Decided January 18, 1985. Charles S. Russell wrote the opinion for the court.

324 S.E.2d 682 · Cited 100 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.

• Virginia Department of Corrections v. Crowley · 316 S.E.2d 439
• Sorrells v. United States · 287 U.S. 435
• Johnson v. State · 439 A.2d 542
• Waye v. Commonwealth · 251 S.E.2d 202
• Banovitch v. Commonwealth · 196 Va. 210
• Deahl v. Winchester Department of Social Services · 299 S.E.2d 863
• Painter v. Commonwealth · 210 Va. 360
• Price v. Commonwealth · 323 S.E.2d 106
• Johnson v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 815
• Falden v. Commonwealth · 167 Va. 549
• Clark v. Peyton · 207 Va. 444
• State v. McLaurin · 255 S.E.2d 299
• Bethea v. United States · 365 A.2d 64

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• Harris v. Commonwealth · 700 S.E.2d 475
• Jenkins v. Commonwealth · 423 S.E.2d 360
• Bowling v. Commonwealth · 403 S.E.2d 375
• Wilson v. Commonwealth · 617 S.E.2d 431
• Fisher v. Commonwealth · 431 S.E.2d 886
• State v. Ellis · 136 Wash. 2d 498
• Wilson v. Commonwealth · 630 S.E.2d 326
• Wolfe v. Commonwealth · 576 S.E.2d 471
• Shavin v. Commonwealth · 437 S.E.2d 411
• Williams v. Commonwealth · 381 S.E.2d 361
• White v. Com. · 636 S.E.2d 353
• Arnold v. Commonwealth · 560 S.E.2d 915
• Virginia Board of Medicine v. John Henry Hagmann, M.D. · 67 Va. App. 488
• Billips v. Commonwealth · 630 S.E.2d 340
• Jackson v. Commonwealth · 579 S.E.2d 375
• State v. Ellis · 963 P.2d 843

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