State Supreme Court / Va.

West v. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Decided January 12, 2007. Donald W. Lemons wrote the opinion for the court.

639 S.E.2d 190 · Cited 72 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.

Coleman v. Commonwealth · 539 S.E.2d 732
Virginia Parole Board v. Wilkins · 498 S.E.2d 695
Yarbrough v. WARDEN, SUSSEX STATE PRISON · 609 S.E.2d 30
Blythe v. Commonwealth · 284 S.E.2d 796
Lovitt v. Warden, Sussex I State Prison · 585 S.E.2d 801
Stephens v. Commonwealth · 557 S.E.2d 227
Cable v. Commonwealth · 415 S.E.2d 218
Com. v. Hudgins · 611 S.E.2d 362
Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
Atkins v. Hopper · 216 S.E.2d 89
Dowden v. Commonwealth · 536 S.E.2d 437
West v. Commonwealth · 597 S.E.2d 274
Stevens v. Com. · 634 S.E.2d 305
Gooden v. Commonwealth · 311 S.E.2d 780
Smyth v. Midgett · 199 Va. 727
Kirk v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 839
Smith v. State · 443 A.2d 985
McClenny v. Murray · 431 S.E.2d 330
Alston v. Commonwealth · 570 S.E.2d 801
Frizzell v. State · 238 So. 2d 67

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Johnson v. Tice · 654 S.E.2d 917
Ostrander v. Commonwealth · 658 S.E.2d 346
Brown v. Com. · 685 S.E.2d 43
Noakes v. Com. · 699 S.E.2d 284
Carroll v. Johnson · 685 S.E.2d 647
Shaikh v. Johnson · 666 S.E.2d 325
Commonwealth v. Gregg · 811 S.E.2d 254
Noakes v. Commonwealth · 681 S.E.2d 48

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