Johnson v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• “[T]wo things are ‘substantially similar’ if they have common core characteristics or are largely alike in substance or essentials.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kirk T. Milam v. Sheila J. Milam
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-11-17· cited 64×
• Joshua Saquan Maurice Eley v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2019-04-16· cited 62×
• Quyen Vinh Phan Le v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-07-28· cited 51×
• Chibikom v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2009-08-04· cited 17×
• Freddie Beckham, III v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2017-05-30· cited 17×
• Armstead v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2009-12-15· cited 16×
• Curtis Lee Mason v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-04-14· cited 15×
• Terry Lang Dillsworth v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2013-05-14· cited 6×
• J v. a Minor, by her Mother and Next Best Friend, Anette H. Veldhuyzen v. Stafford County School Bd
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2016-11-15· cited 3×
• Michael Dwayne Ferguson v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2020-02-25
• Brent Edward Tanner v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2020-05-05
• Paula Jo Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2020-12-01
• Todd Moses Sorrell, Sr v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-01-18
• Robertshaw v. Commonwealth
  Fairfax County Circuit Court· 2013-04-24
• Steven Wayne Shifflett v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2024-07-16
• Linda Jones v. Larry Lindell, MD, individually, Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation d/b/a Broadlawns Medical Center, Does II-V and Roes Corporations VI-X, inclusive
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2026-03-06
• Commonwealth of Virginia v. James Tyler Myers
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2026-06-23

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Sutton v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-01-18· cited 101×
• Cummings v. Fulghum
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2001-01-12· cited 85×
• Chase v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2003-10-31· cited 66×
• Rollins v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2001-10-30· cited 61×
• Lee County v. Town of St. Charles
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2002-09-13· cited 56×
• Colbert v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2006-01-10· cited 49×
• HCA Health Services of Virginia, Inc. v. Levin
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2000-06-09· cited 43×
• Polytechnic Inst. v. Interactive Return Service, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2006-03-03· cited 40×
• Industrial Development Authority v. Board of Supervisors
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2002-03-01· cited 32×
• Cox v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-11-26· cited 25×
• McCall v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1951-06-18· cited 21×