Coleman v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that appellant did not present a “reasonable basis for [a] substantive defense” when he “claimed that he wanted a chance to prove that he was not guilty” at trial
• holding that the defendant’s claim of misidentification was “merely dilatory or formal” because “five witnesses testified that they immediately recognized” him, and he did not proffer any specific evidence supporting misidentification
• observing that every defendant fears sentencing and holding that a “natural fear of a life sentence,” standing alone, is insufficient to require a trial court to permit withdrawal of a plea
• affirming denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea where defendant “presented no affidavits, alibi witnesses, or even any explanation of his ‘mistaken identity’ defense”
• affirming denial of motion to withdraw guilty plea when defendant “presented no affidavits, alibi witnesses, or even any explanation of his ‘mistaken identity’ defense”
• “Each defendant considers the ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ of his or her plea and makes a decision based on the factors, or ‘influences,’ that are important to that person.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Cobbins v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2008-12-02· cited 48×
• Williams v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2011-12-13· cited 36×
• Robert Levon Branch v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2012-08-07· cited 26×
• Walter Delany Booker, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2012-12-18· cited 23×
• Damien Cameron Spencer v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2017-11-14· cited 23×
• Clayton George Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-10-13· cited 10×
• Walter D. Booker, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2012-12-18
• Tanya Rashae Holland v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2023-10-24

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Boykin v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 1969-06-02· cited 12,640×
• North Carolina v. Alford
  Supreme Court· 1970-11-23· cited 9,465×
• MacHibroda v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1962-02-19· cited 1,618×
• United States v. Jackson
  Supreme Court· 1968-04-08· cited 1,409×
• Kercheval v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1927-05-16· cited 1,174×
• Parris v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1949-04-25· cited 109×
• Justus v. Com.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2007-06-08· cited 67×
• Jefferson v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-06-09· cited 63×
• Byers v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2001-11-20· cited 26×
• National Linen Service/National Service Industries, Inc. v. Parker
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1995-09-05· cited 16×