Hensley v. Commonwealth

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• finding self-defense as a matter of law where accused shot and killed victim after victim, in an unprovoked attack, stabbed the accused in the face

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Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Smith v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1993-09-14· cited 126×
• Lynn v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-05-12· cited 96×
• City of Albany v. National Linen Service Corp.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1934-04-12· cited 1×
• Colas v. Tyree
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2023-01-26