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· 3/9/1999

Clauson v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 511 S.E.2d 449
  • 29 Va. App. 282
  • 1999 Va. App. LEXIS 157

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that plea of nolo contendere, like a guilty plea, constitutes a waiver of right to appeal all non-jurisdictional issues
  • recognizing that for procedural purposes, a nolo contendere or no-contest plea operates in the same manner as a guilty plea
  • holding that defendant’s nolo contendere plea waived a challenge to the trial court’s denial of a pre-trial motion to dismiss
  • extending a defendant’s waiver of all defenses upon a guilty plea to pleas of no contest

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Judges: Fitzpatrick

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