Taylor v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• “The general rule is that statutes are prospective in the absence of an express provision by the legislature.” (citation omitted)
• “The general rule is that statutes are prospective in the absence of an express provision by the legislature.” (citation omitted)
• “ ‘[T]he rights of the parties are to be deemed in accordance with the law in effect when the action is begun.’ ” (quoting Washington v. Commonwealth, 216 Va. 185, 193, 217 S.E.2d 815, 823 (1975))
• “[E]ven if the language of an amended statute does not provide that the amendments should be given retroactive effect, the statute may still be retroactively applied under…Code § 1-16,” which is the predecessor to current § 1-239

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Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Wright v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2009-01-13· cited 47×
• James Robert Altizer v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2014-05-06· cited 8×
• Johnathan Christopher Montgomery v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2013-12-20· cited 6×
• Oprisko v. Dir. of the Dep't of Corr.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2017-02-09· cited 3×
• Brandon Alan McCarthy v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2021-11-09
• Jessie Lee Green v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-06-14
• Michael Angelo Street v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-08-02
• Michael Charles Hogle v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2022-11-15
• Bryan Temple Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2023-09-05
• Belaal Khan v. Cynthia McAlister, in her personal and individual capacity
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2026-05-05

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Sink v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-12-15· cited 69×
• Ainslie v. Inman
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2003-02-28· cited 67×
• Washington v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1975-09-05· cited 59×
• Berner v. Mills
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2003-04-17· cited 45×
• Gloucester Realty Corp. v. Guthrie
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1944-06-22· cited 33×
• Ruplenas v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1981-03-06· cited 28×
• Shilling v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-08-04· cited 21×
• Askew v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2002-08-20· cited 19×
• Herrera v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-04-01· cited 12×
• Foster v. Smithfield Packing Co., Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1990-04-03· cited 10×
• Parker v. County of Madison
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1992-06-05· cited 8×
• Awkard v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1995-02-14· cited 5×