· 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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