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5 Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 2017–2025 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Gregggreen1 sentence2025See Gregg v. Commonwealth, 67 Va. App. 375, 386 (2017) (discussing the mechanism in Code § 18.2-154, which proscribes the offense of shooting into an occupied vehicle and sets forth similar statutory language), aff’d, 295 Va. 293 (2018); see also Willis v. Commonwealth, 10 Va. App. 430, 441-42 (1990) (listing the elements of murder under Code § 18.2-154). - 12 - B. | 1 | 1 |
Willis v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2025See Gregg v. Commonwealth, 67 Va. App. 375, 386 (2017) (discussing the mechanism in Code § 18.2-154, which proscribes the offense of shooting into an occupied vehicle and sets forth similar statutory language), aff’d, 295 Va. 293 (2018); see also Willis v. Commonwealth, 10 Va. App. 430, 441-42 (1990) (listing the elements of murder under Code § 18.2-154). - 12 - B. | 1 | 1 |
Dowdy v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2025Indeed, “this legislative determination relieves the Commonwealth of the burden of proving that human life was, in fact, endangered.” Dowdy v. Commonwealth, 220 Va. 114, 117 (1979). | 1 | 1 |
Carroll Edward Gregg, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginiagreen1 sentence2025See Gregg v. Commonwealth, 67 Va. App. 375, 386 (2017) (discussing the mechanism in Code § 18.2-154, which proscribes the offense of shooting into an occupied vehicle and sets forth similar statutory language), aff’d, 295 Va. 293 (2018); see also Willis v. Commonwealth, 10 Va. App. 430, 441-42 (1990) (listing the elements of murder under Code § 18.2-154). - 12 - B. | 1 | 1 |
Stephens v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2023Taylor v. Commonwealth, 77 Va. App. 149 , 163 (2023) (citing Stephens v. Commonwealth, 263 Va. 58, 61-63 (2002)). - 10 - and that “[t]he life of another is endangered with the discharge of each shot, even if multiple shots are discharged in rapid succession.” Id. at 163-64 . 2023Taylor v. Commonwealth, 77 Va. App. 149 , 163 (2023) (citing Stephens v. Commonwealth, 263 Va. 58, 61-63 (2002)). - 10 - and that “[t]he life of another is endangered with the discharge of each shot, even if multiple shots are discharged in rapid succession.” Id. at 163-64 . | 1 | 1 |
Epps v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2023See Baker v. Commonwealth, 284 Va. 572 , 576 (2012) (looking to “gravamen of the offense to determine the legislature’s intent”). | 1 | 1 |
Ellis v. Com.green2 sentences2017An offense under Code § 18.2-279 has been described as a "a general intent offense.” Fleming v. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 349, 354 , 412 S.E.2d 180, 183 (1991); see also Ellis v. Commonwealth, 281 Va. 499, 506 , 706 S.E.2d 849, 852 (2011) (holding that to support a conviction for discharging a firearm "at or against any occupied building,” the Commonwealth need not establish that the defendant had a specific intent to shoot a particular building). 2017An offense under Code § 18.2-279 has been described as a "a general intent offense.” Fleming v. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 349, 354 , 412 S.E.2d 180, 183 (1991); see also Ellis v. Commonwealth, 281 Va. 499, 506 , 706 S.E.2d 849, 852 (2011) (holding that to support a conviction for discharging a firearm "at or against any occupied building,” the Commonwealth need not establish that the defendant had a specific intent to shoot a particular building). | 1 | 1 |
Winston v. Com.green2 sentences2017See generally Winston v. Commonwealth, 268 Va. 564, 600 , 604 S.E.2d 21, 41 (2004) ("General intent is the intent to perform an act even though the actor may not desire the consequences that result.”). 6 . 2017See generally Winston v. Commonwealth, 268 Va. 564, 600 , 604 S.E.2d 21, 41 (2004) ("General intent is the intent to perform an act even though the actor may not desire the consequences that result.”). 6 . | 1 | 1 |
Fleming v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2017An offense under Code § 18.2-279 has been described as a "a general intent offense.” Fleming v. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 349, 354 , 412 S.E.2d 180, 183 (1991); see also Ellis v. Commonwealth, 281 Va. 499, 506 , 706 S.E.2d 849, 852 (2011) (holding that to support a conviction for discharging a firearm "at or against any occupied building,” the Commonwealth need not establish that the defendant had a specific intent to shoot a particular building). 2017An offense under Code § 18.2-279 has been described as a "a general intent offense.” Fleming v. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 349, 354 , 412 S.E.2d 180, 183 (1991); see also Ellis v. Commonwealth, 281 Va. 499, 506 , 706 S.E.2d 849, 852 (2011) (holding that to support a conviction for discharging a firearm "at or against any occupied building,” the Commonwealth need not establish that the defendant had a specific intent to shoot a particular building). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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.