Hunter 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 proof that quantity possessed exceeds that normally intended for personal use, without more, is sufficient to show intent to distribute
• observing that quantity “is a circumstance which, standing alone, may be sufficient to support a finding of intent to distribute”
• stating that “quantity, when greater than the supply ordinarily possessed by a narcotics user for his personal use, is a circumstance which, standing alone, may be sufficient to support a finding of intent to distribute”
• “Indeed, quantity, when greater than the supply ordinarily possessed by a narcotics user for his personal use, is a circumstance which, standing alone, may be sufficient to support a finding of intent to distribute.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Williams v. Com.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2009-06-04· cited 612×
• Servis v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-07-05· cited 274×
• Josephs v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-03-27· cited 195×
• Iglesias v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-09-06· cited 117×
• Dukes v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-03-09· cited 104×
• Holloway v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2011-02-15· cited 99×
• Castaneda v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-01-17· cited 88×
• Eckhart v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1981-09-11· cited 71×
• Askew v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-03-18· cited 70×
• Clarke v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-04-25· cited 56×
• Monroe v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-04-21· cited 53×
• Harper v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2007-04-10· cited 52×
• Stanley v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-07-01· cited 52×
• Adkins v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1976-11-24· cited 36×
• Dutton v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1980-02-29· cited 26×
• Moore v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-07-22· cited 23×
• Dunaway v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2008-07-15· cited 21×
• Patty v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1977-06-10· cited 20×
• Slade v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2004-05-18· cited 14×
• Bentley v. Cox
  E.D. Virginia· 1981-02-23· cited 10×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Sharp v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1972-10-09· cited 19×
• United States v. Harriott H. Childs
  Fourth Circuit· 1972-07-13· cited 18×