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7 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 2003–2023 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 |
|---|---|---|
Virginia v. Mooregreen1 sentence2023Virginia v. Moore, 553 U.S. 164, 176 (2008). -6- the patrol car in violation of Code § 18.2-460(A) or (B), and battering a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C). | 1 | 1 |
Davis v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2022In this Court’s review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we affirm the decision unless the trial court was “plainly wrong” or the conviction lacked “evidence to support it.” Ramsey v. Commonwealth, 65 Va. App. 694, 697 (2015) (quoting Davis v. Commonwealth, 39 Va. App. 96, 99 (2002)). | 1 | 1 |
Crystal Gail Ramsey v. Commonwealth of Virginiagreen1 sentence2022In this Court’s review of the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we affirm the decision unless the trial court was “plainly wrong” or the conviction lacked “evidence to support it.” Ramsey v. Commonwealth, 65 Va. App. 694, 697 (2015) (quoting Davis v. Commonwealth, 39 Va. App. 96, 99 (2002)). | 1 | 1 |
Edwards v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2009The Commonwealth has previously conceded in another case that, as a matter of law, a violation of Code § 18.2-57(C) is not a lesser-included offense under Code § 18.2-31(6) because the two statutes contain different definitions of the term "law enforcement officer." See Edwards v. Commonwealth, 41 Va.App. 752, 759 , 589 S.E.2d 444, 447 (2003) (en banc). 2009The Commonwealth has previously conceded in another case that, as a matter of law, a violation of Code § 18.2-57(C) is not a lesser-included offense under Code § 18.2-31(6) because the two statutes contain different definitions of the term "law enforcement officer." See Edwards v. Commonwealth, 41 Va.App. 752, 759 , 589 S.E.2d 444, 447 (2003) (en banc). | 1 | 1 |
Cooper v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences2003For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court. *126 Background When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal, “[w]e view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible from the evidence.” Cooper v. Commonwealth, 31 Va.App. 643, 646 , 525 S.E.2d 72, 73 (2000). 2003For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court. *126 Background When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal, “[w]e view the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible from the evidence.” Cooper v. Commonwealth, 31 Va.App. 643, 646 , 525 S.E.2d 72, 73 (2000). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Wright v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2022In Wright, the defendant challenged the circuit court’s refusal to reverse the district court’s granting of a motion to nolle prosequi charges as part of her appeal of her conviction in circuit court for “assault on a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C).” 52 Va. App. at 696 . | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Battle v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2022Disorderly Conduct—Code § 18.2-415 Appellant also claims the trial court erred by convicting him of disorderly conduct in violation of Code § 18.2-415 because “the conduct that the court considered disorderly was the same conduct used to convict [him] for public intoxication and attempting to prevent a law enforcement officer from arresting [him].” He cites Battle v. Commonwealth, 50 Va. App. 135 (2007), to argue that the “other crimes” provision in Code § 18.2-415(B) prohibited the Commonwealth from prosecuting him for disorderly conduct and for public intoxication and attempted flight from a | 1 | 2022–2022 |
South v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences2009In South, the defendant was convicted of the felony of assaulting a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C) for assaulting two United States Navy police officers in the City of Norfolk, id. at 250, 623 S.E.2d at 420 , and this Court reversed her felony convictions, id. at 256 , 623 S.E.2d at 423 . 2009In South, the defendant was convicted of the felony of assaulting a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C) for assaulting two United States Navy police officers in the City of Norfolk, id. at 250, 623 S.E.2d at 420 , and this Court reversed her felony convictions, id. at 256 , 623 S.E.2d at 423 . | 1 | 2009–2009 |
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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