Receive free daily summaries of new opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia Subscribe Carter v Commonwealth Annotate this Case Justia Opinion Summary The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant s conviction of battering a police officer under Va Code 18 2 57 C holding that Defendant s contentions on appeal were without merit Defendant was charged with
On May 1 2020 the Supreme Court of Virginia issued an order clarifying its three prior COVID 19 emergency orders as they pertain to the tolling of statutory deadlines in criminal prosecutions The Court s clarification tolls the running of statutory speedy trial periods applicable to criminal prosecutions in the courts of the Commonwealth until May 17 or until further extended by the
05 02 2022 nbsp 0183 32 Posted September 15 2020 The Supreme Court of Virginia has been issuing unpublished orders for a long long time The court usually disposes of most of its merits docket with published opinions but some get rulings that will never see the inside of Virginia Reports A peek at the court s unpubs page – the court has posted unpublished orders on its website
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Vacated and remanded by published opinion Senior Judge Keenan wrote the opinion in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Wynn joined abrogated by the Supreme Court s decision in Stokeling v United States 139 S Ct 544 550 2019 holding that a slight use of force is sufficient under the ACCA s force clause so long as the force overcomes a victim s
12 02 2022 nbsp 0183 32 A published opinion even one decided only by a three judge panel of the court is generally circulated among all of the judges of the court for comment and suggestions As a result the opinion has at least been considered by every judge on the court and thus every judge has at least a small say in what goes into the finished product The court thus considers
07 02 2022 nbsp 0183 32 RICHMOND Va WDBJ WWBT Virginia s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from the city of Chesapeake to Governor Youngkin s Executive Order 2 designed to allow parents to determine
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Supreme Court of Virginia By Date Issued since 6 9 95 Effective immediately the Supreme Court of Virginia will no longer hold opinions for release during a session of Court following oral argument Instead opinions will be released when deemed ready by the Justices and will typically be issued and posted on the Court s website on a Thursday
06 09 2009 nbsp 0183 32 A little something to tide you over until the Supreme Court of Virginia hands down its next set of opinons on September 18th on Friday the Court unpublished orders in two cases One D R Horton Inc v Zambrana deals with prejudgment interest The other Higgs v Director Dep t of Corrections is a habeas case Credit to Steve Emmert who has the write
23 11 2021 nbsp 0183 32 Court opinions have a special citation format based on the court issuing the opinion and where you find the opinion Since 1879 court opinions were published in physical books as part of the National Reporter System from West Publishing A full citation includes The abbreviated names of the main parties the plaintiff or appellant versus the
16 02 2021 nbsp 0183 32 All opinions issued since 6 9 1995 by the Virginia Supreme Court are available for free on the court s website in chronological order Opinions after 2008 are in PDF format The court has an opinion search tool that covers opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia 6 9 95 – present and the Court of Appeals of Virginia published opinions from 5 2 95 –
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07 02 2022 nbsp 0183 32 Published Feb 7 2022 at 3 06 PM EST Updated Feb 7 2022 at 6 28 PM EST RICHMOND Va WWBT The Supreme Court of Virginia dismissed a lawsuit filed by 13 Chesapeake parents challenging
29 12 2021 nbsp 0183 32 Supreme Court of Virginia Decisions 2021 The opinions published on Justia State Caselaw are sourced from individual state court sites These court opinions may not be the official published versions and you should check your local court rules before citing to them
Search opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia 6 9 95 – present and the Court of Appeals of Virginia published opinions from 5 2 95 – present and unpublished opinions from 3 5 02 – present Unpublished Orders Unpublished orders for cases that were argued before the full court are posted to this page Click on a case name to bring up further information about
Supreme Court of Virginia Opinions and Published Orders As of February 8 2008 all opinions are Adobe Acrobat PDF documents The Adobe Acrobat Viewer free from Adobe allows you to view and print PDF documents 201263 Virginia Department of Taxation v R J Reynolds Tobacco 02 10 2022 In a taxpayer s consolidated applications for correction of
May 26 2021 Supreme Court of Virginia Issues 22nd COVID 19 Emergency Order On May 26 2021 the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a 22 nd Declaration of Judicial Emergency in response to the COVID 19 pandemic extending the emergency period through June 20 2021 The Order effective May 31 2021 advises courts to follow the new guidance from the
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22 12 2021 nbsp 0183 32 Supreme Court of Virginia Amends Rules of Court Effective February 2022 On Wednesday December 22 2021 the Supreme Court of Virginia amended three of its Rules of Court effective on February 20 2022 The amended rules include those governing access to imputed disqualification safekeeping property and conflict of interest specifically prohibited
10 02 2022 nbsp 0183 32 Today the Supreme Court of Virginia issues an opinion that sort of rhymes with my pal s long ago caseload In Department of Taxation v RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co the court takes up a challenge to a corporate income tax assessment against aging tobacco leaves – lots of them RJR owns a warehouse in Danville where it stores tobacco leaves for 13 23 months
Supreme Court of Virginia Case Numbers 200267 Decision Date December 21 2020 Rehearing Denied February 5 2021 Discretionary Court Decision Date Date Proceedings and Orders Apr 02 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed Response due May 17 2021 Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
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29 12 2021 nbsp 0183 32 Supreme Court of Virginia Orders of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID 19 Emergency J anuary 20 2022 Thirty Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency December 29 2021 Thirty Third Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency December 10 2021 Thirty Second Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency
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Receive free daily summaries of new opinions from the Supreme Court of Virginia Subscribe Chapman v Commonwealth PUBLISHED ORDER Annotate this Case Download PDF VIRGINIA In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court Building in the City of Richmond on Thursday the 29th day of November 2018 Present All the Justices John
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06 09 2009 nbsp 0183 32 A little something to tide you over until the Supreme Court of Virginia hands down its next set of opinons on September 18th on Friday the Court unpublished orders in two cases One D R Horton Inc v Zambrana deals with prejudgment interest The other Higgs v Director Dep t of Corrections is a habeas case Credit to Steve Emmert who has the write
08 04 2021 nbsp 0183 32 ANALYSIS OF APRIL 8 2021 SUPREME COURT OPINION AND ORDERS Posted April 8 2021 The Supreme Court of Virginia decides one appeal by published opinion this morning Bryant Shannon v Hampton Roads Community Action Program Inc rises from a defamation suit filed by a former executive level employee of an organization that