14 Va. App. 445 - Varker v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 1994
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Avent v. Commonwealth · Williams v. Commonwealth · 4 Va. App. 484 - Boothe v. Commonwealth · 13 Va. App. 6 - Morton v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]f facts are susceptible to two different interpretations, “one of which is consistent with the innocence of the accused, the jury or the judge trying the case cannot arbitrarily adopt the interpretation which incriminates him.” Instead, “[t]he interpretation more favorable to the accused should be adopted unless it is untenable under all the facts and circumstances of the case.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“`more favorable to the accused should be adopted unless it is untenable under all the facts and circumstances of the case.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“`must be consistent with guilt and inconsistent with innocence and ... exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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