Sizemore v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• reversing a conviction where, by contrast, rehabilitative questioning did not supply prospective jurors with the precise legal principle that they had initially disclaimed
• “[T]o determine whether a juror’s expressed viewpoint is fixed . . . the court or counsel must make inquiry which pointedly addresses the problem of whether the view held is contrary to the legal principles which the person must apply as a juror.”

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Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Lovos-Rivas v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2011-03-29· cited 69×
• Cressell v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-07-11· cited 61×
• Griffin v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1995-02-14· cited 56×
• Brown v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-08-29· cited 20×
• Brown v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-09-22· cited 13×
• Scott v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2011-05-10· cited 9×
• DeHart v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-10-18· cited 2×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• LeVasseur v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1983-06-17· cited 272×
• Townes v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1987-11-25· cited 187×
• Marlowe v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-08-05· cited 158×
• Justus v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1980-04-18· cited 143×
• Breeden v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1976-09-02· cited 125×
• Martin v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1980-10-10· cited 79×
• Wise v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-11-27· cited 38×
• Foley v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-05-02· cited 34×
• Gosling v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-02-07· cited 28×