Supreme Court of Virginia· 10/7/1977
Smith v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 237 S.E.2d 776
- 218 Va. 455
- 1977 Va. LEXIS 272
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- “[T]he accomplice’s testimony was not sufficiently corroborated, and it was error to refuse a cautionary instruction. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court will be reversed, and the case will be remanded for a new trial.”
- “[T]he accomplice’s testimony was not sufficiently corroborated, and it was error to refuse a cautionary instruction. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court will be reversed, and the case will be remanded for a new trial.”
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Cited by
7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Johnson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-08-05· cited 75×
- Shavis Donta Holloman v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2015-08-11· cited 38×
- Hedrick v. Warden of Sussex I State PrisonSupreme Court of Virginia· 2002-11-01· cited 29×
- Allard v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1978-04-21· cited 12×
- Ward v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1979-03-02· cited 5×
- Priscilla Ann Holmes v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-11-22
- Juhwaan Barnes v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2024-09-03
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