Welsh v. Commonwealth
Syllabus
03/20/2025 In an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals affirming convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, it is concluded that the trial court erred in prohibiting the testimony of a defendant's firearms expert and that such error was not harmless. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and this matter is remanded to the Court of Appeals with instructions to remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings, if the Commonwealth be so advised.
Cites
24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
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- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
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- Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. SandersSupreme Court· 2009-04-21· cited 2,961×
- Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER)Supreme Court of Virginia· 2015-08-28· cited 390×
- Clay v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 2001-06-08· cited 347×
- Du v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 2016-09-22· cited 322×
- Grattan v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia· 2009-11-05· cited 314×
- Fitzgerald v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1982-06-18· cited 187×
- Watkins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1985-06-14· cited 154×
- Whittaker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1977-04-22· cited 148×
- Richard Douglas Thomas, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2013-05-28· cited 96×
- Justo Mazariegos Campos v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2017-06-13· cited 84×
- Abdul Lateef Salahuddin v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2017-01-31· cited 60×
- Walker v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1926-01-14· cited 57×
- Midkiff v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia· 2010-06-10· cited 52×
- Pritchett v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 2002-01-11· cited 51×
- United States v. GreenD. Massachusetts· 2005-12-20· cited 49×
- Lawrence v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia· 2010-02-25· cited 30×
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