10 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1994–2026 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watsongreen2 sentences2026That is true even if the instruction 8 In Counterman, the Supreme Court of the United States held that, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, a statement can be punished as a “true threat” only where the speaker “consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence.” See Counterman, 600 U.S. at 69 . -7- “imposes ‘an inappropriate standard.’” Smith v. Commonwealth, 296 Va. 450 , 462 (2018) (quoting Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 (1992)). 2025“We have clearly stated that an agreed jury instruction becomes the law of the case, even if it imposes ‘an inappropriate standard.’” Id. at 462 (quoting Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 (1992)). | 8 | 9 |
Jimenez v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2025“The law of the case doctrine applies in criminal cases.” Id. at 461 (citing Jimenez v. Commonwealth, 241 Va. 244, 249-50 (1991)). | 1 | 1 |
Smith v. Combined Insurance Co. of Americagreen1 sentence2022Boyd relies on Smith v. Combined Insurance Company of America, 202 Va. 758, 762 (1961), to support his contention that we must set aside the jury’s verdict. | 1 | 1 |
Miles v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2004An agreed jury instruction even if it imposes “an inappropriate standard” becomes the law of the case, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 , 413 S.E.2d 630, 635 (1992), and “is binding on the parties and this court,” Miles v. Commonwealth, 205 Va. 462, 468 , 138 S.E.2d 22, 27 (1964); see also Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Thomas Baker Real Estate, 237 Va. 649, 652 , 379 S.E.2d 344, 346 (1989); Med. 2004An agreed jury instruction even if it imposes “an inappropriate standard” becomes the law of the case, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 , 413 S.E.2d 630, 635 (1992), and “is binding on the parties and this court,” Miles v. Commonwealth, 205 Va. 462, 468 , 138 S.E.2d 22, 27 (1964); see also Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Thomas Baker Real Estate, 237 Va. 649, 652 , 379 S.E.2d 344, 346 (1989); Med. | 1 | 1 |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Thomas Baker Real Estate, Ltd.green2 sentences2004An agreed jury instruction even if it imposes “an inappropriate standard” becomes the law of the case, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 , 413 S.E.2d 630, 635 (1992), and “is binding on the parties and this court,” Miles v. Commonwealth, 205 Va. 462, 468 , 138 S.E.2d 22, 27 (1964); see also Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Thomas Baker Real Estate, 237 Va. 649, 652 , 379 S.E.2d 344, 346 (1989); Med. 2004An agreed jury instruction even if it imposes “an inappropriate standard” becomes the law of the case, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 , 413 S.E.2d 630, 635 (1992), and “is binding on the parties and this court,” Miles v. Commonwealth, 205 Va. 462, 468 , 138 S.E.2d 22, 27 (1964); see also Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Thomas Baker Real Estate, 237 Va. 649, 652 , 379 S.E.2d 344, 346 (1989); Med. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Counterman v. Colorado
green
1 sentence2026That is true even if the instruction 8 In Counterman, the Supreme Court of the United States held that, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, a statement can be punished as a “true threat” only where the speaker “consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence.” See Counterman, 600 U.S. at 69 . -7- “imposes ‘an inappropriate standard.’” Smith v. Commonwealth, 296 Va. 450 , 462 (2018) (quoting Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 (1992)). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Wintergreen Partners, Inc. v. McGUIREWOODS
green
1 sentence2025“We have clearly stated that an agreed jury instruction becomes the law of the case, even if it imposes ‘an inappropriate standard.’” Id. at 462 (quoting Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 (1992)). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Spitzli v. Minson
green
1 sentence2022“We have clearly stated that an agreed jury instruction becomes the law of the case, even if it imposes ‘an inappropriate standard.’” Id. (quoting Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 136 (1992)). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Strickland v. Washington
green
1 sentence2015DISCUSSION We awarded Zemene an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court on the following assignment of error: 11 The circuit court erred by utilizing an inappropriate standard to determine whether or not the prejudice prong under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) was met in the context of a plea agreement. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
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.