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· 12/4/1981

Shanklin v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 284 S.E.2d 611
  • 222 Va. 862
  • 1981 Va. LEXIS 383

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding a court committed harmless error in limiting cross-examination of the witness because sufficient evidence existed to support the conviction
  • deeming an evidentiary error harmless where “defendant’s counsel ably and fully argued to the jury [a witness’s] bias”
  • evidence sufficient to support conviction in absence of witness’ testimony

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Judges: Stephenson

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