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· 9/16/1994

Chichester v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 448 S.E.2d 638
  • 248 Va. 311
  • 1994 Va. LEXIS 114

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that, even if defendant had been able to locate and produce missing witnesses, it was \unlikely\ they would have admitted 4 committing crimes for which defendant was on trial
  • explaining “[t]he burden is on the party seeking a continuance to show that it is likely that the witness would be present at a later date”

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Judges: Whiting

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