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5 Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 1989–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Darnell v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2025“A reviewing court’s responsibility in reviewing jury instructions is ‘to see that the 7 In McQuinn v. Commonwealth, 298 Va. 456 , 459 (2020), our Supreme Court explained that inconsistent verdicts may arise where “the evidence is legally sufficient to convict the defendant of the predicate offense,” but the jury has convicted the defendant of the compound offense, and not the predicate offense, and that, in this scenario, the inconsistent verdict must not be overturned “because the jury could have convicted the defendant on both charges but quite possibly decided not to do so out of a sense o | 1 | 1 |
Justin Godfrey Fahringer v. Commonwealth of Virginiagreen1 sentence2025“A reviewing court’s responsibility in reviewing jury instructions is ‘to see that the 7 In McQuinn v. Commonwealth, 298 Va. 456 , 459 (2020), our Supreme Court explained that inconsistent verdicts may arise where “the evidence is legally sufficient to convict the defendant of the predicate offense,” but the jury has convicted the defendant of the compound offense, and not the predicate offense, and that, in this scenario, the inconsistent verdict must not be overturned “because the jury could have convicted the defendant on both charges but quite possibly decided not to do so out of a sense o | 1 | 1 |
Cooper v. Com.green1 sentence2024ANALYSIS The responsibility to properly instruct the jury “rest[s] in the sound discretion of the trial court.” Holmes v. Commonwealth, 76 Va. App. 34 , 52 (2022) (quoting Cooper v. Commonwealth, 277 Va. 377, 381 (2009)). | 1 | 1 |
Clark v. Com.green1 sentence1989Dillard, 216 Va. at 821 , 224 S.E.2d at 139 ; see also Clark v. Commonwealth, 219 Va. 237, 242 , 247 S.E.2d 376, 379 (1978). | 1 | 1 |
Clark v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence1989Dillard, 216 Va. at 821 , 224 S.E.2d at 139 ; see also Clark v. Commonwealth, 219 Va. 237, 242 , 247 S.E.2d 376, 379 (1978). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Dillard v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences2025A cautionary jury instruction should not be given if the record contains corroborating evidence that “tend[s] to connect the accused [to] the crime[s].” See id. (quoting Dillard, 216 Va. at 823 ). 2025A cautionary jury instruction should not be given if the record contains corroborating evidence that “tend[s] to connect the accused [to] the crime[s].” See id. (quoting Dillard, 216 Va. at 823 ). | 3 | 1989–2025 |
Smith v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences2025A cautionary jury instruction should not be given if the record contains corroborating evidence that “tend[s] to connect the accused [to] the crime[s].” See id. (quoting Dillard, 216 Va. at 823 ). 2025A cautionary jury instruction should not be given if the record contains corroborating evidence that “tend[s] to connect the accused [to] the crime[s].” See id. (quoting Dillard, 216 Va. at 823 ). | 2 | 2025–2025 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.