Van Dyke v. Commonwealth

How courts have described this case

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

• “[W]hile proof of motive is not necessary, it is a factor to be considered bearing only upon the question as to whether or not the accused committed the crime.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Webb v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1963-01-14· cited 155×
• Cantrell v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-04-26· cited 79×
• Hyde v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1977-04-22· cited 50×
• Goins v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1977-09-01· cited 29×
• Gall v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1961-06-12· cited 19×
• Chandler v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-12-17· cited 14×
• Edward James Conquest v. James P. Mitchell, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary
  Fourth Circuit· 1980-04-08· cited 9×
• Johnny Anthony Valentine v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-09-01· cited 5×
• Barb v. Lowe
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1955-04-25· cited 4×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• LaPrade v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1950-10-09· cited 73×
• Harlow v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1953-10-12· cited 60×
• Smith v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1951-06-18· cited 31×
• James v. Haymes
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1933-03-16· cited 30×
• Abdell v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1939-04-10· cited 29×
• Massie v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1924-11-13· cited 28×
• Powers v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1944-05-01· cited 28×
• Smith v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1935-11-14· cited 18×
• Ferrell v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1941-04-21· cited 17×
• Thomas v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1948-03-01· cited 17×
• Hatchett v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1882-11-23· cited 3×
• Davidson v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1952-01-21· cited 2×