Nelson v. Commonwealth

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• recognizing principle that undisputed facts may establish self-defense as a matter of law

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Street v. Street
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-08-12· cited 274×
• Smith v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1993-09-14· cited 126×
• Randolph v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1949-11-21· cited 49×
• Braxton v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1953-10-12· cited 26×
• Opanowich v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1954-09-08· cited 25×
• Huffman v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1946-09-11· cited 7×
• Saunders v. Hall
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1940-11-25· cited 6×
• Blankenship v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1945-11-19· cited 4×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Spratley v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1930-03-20· cited 32×
• Maxwell v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1936-09-11· cited 12×
• Hawkins v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1933-06-15· cited 8×