Leathio Williams v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 2001
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Spencer v. Commonwealth · Strickler v. Commonwealth · Barker v. Commonwealth · Salina v. Commonwealth · 1 Va. App. 447 - Scott v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] per se rule in Virginia has been approved only where the venireman knew of an accused's prior conviction for the same offense; stood in a near legal relationship to the victim of the accused; or was a part owner of a victim bank,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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