11 Va. App. 216 - Stuart v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
August 2011
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bradshaw v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“While the felony, Code § 18.2-362, applies only to a person who, while already married, marries again, the misdemean- or, Code § 20-38.1, is broader in scope and applies to any person, whether married or not, who enters into a marriage before the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties. However, the mere fact that the defendant may also have committed a lesser offense does not preclude the Commonwealth from charging a greater offense arising out of the same act or transaction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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