25 Va. App. 681 - Thomas v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
23 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 4 Va. App. 438 - Martin v. Commonwealth · 10 Va. App. 87 - Josephs v. Commonwealth · Cable v. Commonwealth · Holloman v. Commonwealth · Yarborough v. Commonwealth
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“includes some objects that are not capable of firing projectiles by an explosion of gunpowder.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“instruments that merely appear to have a firing capability because the General Assembly intended Code § 18.2-53.1 `to discourage criminal conduct that produces fear of physical harm' and the victim of a crime `can be intimidated as much by a revolver that does not fire bullets as by one that does.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) that the accused "possessed" an object; (2) that this object was a "pistol, shotgun, rifle, or other firearm"; (3) that the accused "used or attempted to use the firearm or displayed the firearm in a threatening manner"; and (4) this action involving the firearm occurred during the commission or attempt to commit one of the felonies enumerated in the statute.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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