18 Va. App. 456 - West v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
October 2008
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Abney v. United States · Campbell v. Commonwealth · United States v. Blackwell
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Any aggrieved party may appeal to the Court of Appeals from: $$$$$$ 3. Any final judgment, order, or decree of a circuit court involving: a. Affirmance or annulment of a marriage; b. Divorce; c. Custody; d. Spousal or child support; e. The control or disposition of a child; f. Any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 or Title 20; or g. Adoption under Chapter 11 (§ 63.1-220 et seq.) of Title 63.1; 4. Any interlocutory decree or order entered in any of the cases listed in this section (i) granting, dissolving, or denying an injunction or (ii) adjudicating the principles of a cause.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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