Ward v. Commonwealth

Decided October 12, 1964. Kennon C. Whittle wrote the opinion for the court.

205 Va. 564 · Cited 62 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.

• Pointer v. United States · 151 U.S. 396
• Snyder v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 1009
• Oliver v. Commonwealth · 151 Va. 533
• Livingston v. Commonwealth · 184 Va. 830
• Bradshaw v. Commonwealth · 174 Va. 391
• Tasker v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 1019
• State v. Turner · 272 S.W.2d 266
• Thomas v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 131
• McLean v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 398
• James v. Commonwealth · 192 Va. 713
• Adams v. Commonwealth · 201 Va. 321
• Smith v. State · 111 S.W.2d 275

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Lewis v. Commonwealth · 211 Va. 80
• Bennett v. Commonwealth · 511 S.E.2d 439
• Clinebell v. Commonwealth · 349 S.E.2d 676
• Simpson v. Commonwealth · 267 S.E.2d 134
• Robert Sylvester Davis, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VA · 36 Va. App. 291
• Satcher v. Commonwealth · 421 S.E.2d 821
• Epperly v. Commonwealth · 294 S.E.2d 882
• Whittaker v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 966
• State v. Coleman · 214 A.2d 393
• State v. Marti · 290 N.W.2d 570
• Sutton v. Commonwealth · 324 S.E.2d 665
• Strickler v. Commonwealth · 404 S.E.2d 227
• Cantrell v. Commonwealth · 329 S.E.2d 22
• Kwallek v. State · 596 P.2d 1372
• Lokos v. State · 179 So. 2d 714
• Smith v. Commonwealth · 261 S.E.2d 550
• Howard v. Commonwealth · 207 Va. 222
• McGhee v. Commonwealth · 270 S.E.2d 729
• State v. Mendes · 210 A.2d 50
• Barber v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 241
• McCoy v. Commonwealth · 206 Va. 470
• Martinez v. Commonwealth · 395 S.E.2d 467
• Waitt v. Commonwealth · 207 Va. 230
• Tibbs v. Commonwealth · 525 S.E.2d 579
• Howard v. Commonwealth · 275 S.E.2d 602

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