28 Va. App. 611 - Sims v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
27
cited by 27 later decisions
1
states following
February 2019
most recently cited
25 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · 12 Va. App. 1003 - Lavinder v. Commonwealth · Goins v. Commonwealth · State v. Greer · Quesinberry v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“shall be a plain, concise and definite written statement, (1) naming the accused, (2) describing the offense charged, (3) identifying the county, city or town in which the accused committed the offense, and (4) reciting that the accused committed the offense on or about a certain date. In describing the offense, the indictment ... may use the name given to the offense by the common law, or the indictment ... may state so much of the common law or statutory definition of the offense as is sufficient to advise what offense is charged.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]o assist the defense in filing such motions or objections in a timely manner, the circuit court shall, upon motion of the defendant, direct the Commonwealth to file a bill of particulars pursuant to § 19.2-230.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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