Supreme Court of Virginia· 6/6/2008

Com. v. Jackson

Citations

661 S.E.2d 810
276 Va. 184
2008 Va. LEXIS 70

How courts have described this case

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

recognizing the Commonwealth bears the burden to present evidence to prove probable cause in preliminary hearing in a criminal case
applying the “same meaning” presumption to the “same term” if context does not suggest otherwise
“This Court will not substitute its judgment on the credibility of a witness for that of the circuit court.”
the trier of fact evaluates the credibility of the witnesses, resolves the conflicts in their testimony, and weighs the evidence as a whole
We “will not substitute [our] judgment on the credibility of a witness for that of the circuit court.”
“[W]hen the legislature uses the same term in separate statutes, that term has the same meaning in each unless the General Assembly indicates to the contrary.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: G. Steven Agee

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