12 Va. App. 363 - Winston v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
February 2007
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Taylor v. Kentucky · Yamanis v. United States · Ward v. Sentry Title Co. · LeVasseur v. Commonwealth · Knowles v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Every person accused of crime, whether guilty or innocent, is entitled to have all his legal rights protected during his trial. And in a criminal case, the Commonwealth’s attorney, as the representative of the people, should guard against any violation of his right in this respect.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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