Scruggs 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 the evidence failed to prove the vehicle's driver knew of the presence of the drugs, which were hidden in a passenger seat
• stating, in reviewing evidence in constructive possession case, “ ‘we cannot ... disregard credible, unimpeached evidence of the [State] which exculpates the defendant and creates a reasonable doubt.’ ” (citation omitted)
• “reject[ing] . . . argument that [accused] must have possessed the cocaine because it was hidden in his automobile,” secreted in a tear in the upholstery
• defendant, owner and driver of car in which drugs found within passenger seat, did not constructively possess drugs because evidence failed to show defendant knew drugs were there
• defendant, owner and driver of car in which drugs found within passenger seat, did not constructively possess drugs because evidence failed to show defendant knew drugs were there

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kelly v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-08-05· cited 712×
• State v. Layman
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 1998-01-29· cited 15×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Josephs v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-03-27· cited 195×
• Bishop v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-03-09· cited 118×
• Cook v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1983-12-02· cited 86×
• Harward v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1988-01-19· cited 81×
• Crisman v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1955-06-13· cited 50×
• Jones v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-01-25· cited 41×
• Hairston v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-10-06· cited 31×
• Board of Supervisors v. Leasco Realty, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1980-06-06· cited 26×