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committing needless error in Virginia

12 Virginia opinions name it 1 courts 1988–2013 0 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.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Gardner v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1986 · cited in 12 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1988–2013
2 sentences

2012To hold otherwise would invite parties to remain silent at trial, possibly resulting in the trial court committing needless error.” Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986).

2012To hold otherwise would invite parties to remain silent at trial, possibly resulting in the trial court committing needless error.” Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986).

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Williams v. Gloucester Sheriff's Departmentgreen
va · 2003 · cited in 2 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2005–2005
2 sentences

2005Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Williams v. Gloucester Sheriff’s Dep’t, 266 Va. 409, 411 , 587 S.E.2d 546, 548 (2003) (“The contemporaneous objection rule, embodied in Rule 5A:18 in the Court of Appeals . . . , is based on the principle that a litigant has the responsibility to afford a court the opportunity to consider and correct a perceived error before such error is brought to the appellate court for review.”).

2005Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Williams v. Gloucester Sheriff’s Dep’t, 266 Va. 409, 411 , 587 S.E.2d 546, 548 (2003) (“The contemporaneous objection rule, embodied in Rule 5A:18 in the Court of Appeals . . . , is based on the principle that a litigant has the responsibility to afford a court the opportunity to consider and correct a perceived error before such error is brought to the appellate court for review.”).

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COTTERELL v. Com.green
vactapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 570, 574 , 405 S.E.2d 438, 441 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of constitutional question not raised in trial court); Jacques v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 591, 593 , 405 S.E.2d 630, 631 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of statutory argument not raised in trial court).

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Jacques v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
2 sentences

1999Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 570, 574 , 405 S.E.2d 438, 441 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of constitutional question not raised in trial court); Jacques v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 591, 593 , 405 S.E.2d 630, 631 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of statutory argument not raised in trial court).

1999Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 570, 574 , 405 S.E.2d 438, 441 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of constitutional question not raised in trial court); Jacques v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 591, 593 , 405 S.E.2d 630, 631 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of statutory argument not raised in trial court).

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Cottrell v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Cottrell v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 570, 574 , 405 S.E.2d 438, 441 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of constitutional question not raised in trial court); Jacques v. Commonwealth, 12 Va. App. 591, 593 , 405 S.E.2d 630, 631 (1991) (Rule 5A:18 barred consideration of statutory argument not raised in trial court).

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Simmons v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
2 sentences

1989Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Simmons v. Commonwealth, 6 Va. App. 445, 450 , 371 S.E.2d 7, 10 (1988).

1989Gardner v. Commonwealth, 3 Va. App. 418, 423 , 350 S.E.2d 229, 232 (1986); see also Simmons v. Commonwealth, 6 Va. App. 445, 450 , 371 S.E.2d 7, 10 (1988).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

VA § Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-413 (7)

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.

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