Cole v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
2 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell v. Wolfish · Baker v. McCollan · Pell v. Procunier · Price v. Johnston · 6 Va. App. 507 - Servis v. Commonwealth
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“Appellant's Br. at 3 (altering capitalization). When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“entitled to the same weight as a jury verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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