· 12/4/1981
Bassett v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 284 S.E.2d 844
- 222 Va. 844
- 1981 Va. LEXIS 382
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- in rejecting a challenge to the admissibility of a gun, noting that an item with a serial number “possesses characteristics [that] are fairly unique, readily identifiable, and relatively impervious to change”
- error to deny right of allocution before sentence pronounced
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Judges: Thompson
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