Heath v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• “To decide the question presented, we look to the court’s orders explaining the delays in proceeding to trial.”

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Heath v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2001-03-02· cited 45×
• Andrew Wallace v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-07-28· cited 39×
• Howard v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2009-12-22· cited 24×
• Lee Antonio Turner v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2017-08-08· cited 21×
• Metro MacHine Corp. v. Sowers
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-08-15· cited 20×
• Jiron-Garcia v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2006-08-22· cited 11×
• Osman Osman v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-10-25
• Osman Osman v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-11-22
• Commonwealth v. Jordan
  Suffolk County Circuit Court· 2000-12-22
• Commonwealth v. Norton
  Isle of Wight County Circuit Court· 2001-03-13
• Osman Osman v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2023-02-14
• Steven McCalla v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2026-05-12

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Godfrey v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-06-15· cited 76×
• Baity v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1993-06-15· cited 64×
• Stephens v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1983-03-11· cited 57×
• Jones v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-01-28· cited 55×
• Cantwell v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-08-05· cited 50×
• Robinson v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-08-11· cited 47×
• Moten v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-12-06· cited 37×
• Baker v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-07-08· cited 32×
• Adkins v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-01-21· cited 26×
• Nelms v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-02-05· cited 24×
• Baker v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-12-16· cited 23×
• Powell v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1999-05-25· cited 20×
• Guba v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-09-19· cited 16×
• Williams v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-08-05· cited 13×
• Pernell Jefferson v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-12-31· cited 12×
• Robbs v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1996-11-01· cited 11×
• Stinnie v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-07-23· cited 11×
• Taylor v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-04-30· cited 11×
• Randolph v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1996-04-30· cited 9×
• Christen Erickson Smiley v. Michael D. Erickson
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1999-04-06· cited 5×