7 Virginia opinions name it 4 courts 1994–2026 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 |
|---|---|---|
School Board v. United States Gypsum Co.green2 sentences2025Bd. v. U.S. Gypsum Co., 234 Va. 32, 36 (1987). 2001School Board of the City of Norfolk v. United States Gypsum Co., 234 Va. 32, 36 , 360 S.E.2d 325 (1987). | 1 | 3 |
Stancil v. Stategreen1 sentence2026As such, “[a]bduction ‘may be accomplished by a minimal amount of force and each case will depend upon the particular facts of the [detainment].’” Clanton v. Commonwealth, 53 Va. App. 561, 574 (2009) (en banc) (quoting Stancil v. State, 553 A.2d 268, 273 (Md. | 1 | 1 |
Clanton v. Commonwealthgreen1 sentence2026As such, “[a]bduction ‘may be accomplished by a minimal amount of force and each case will depend upon the particular facts of the [detainment].’” Clanton v. Commonwealth, 53 Va. App. 561, 574 (2009) (en banc) (quoting Stancil v. State, 553 A.2d 268, 273 (Md. | 1 | 1 |
Nash v. Jewellgreen2 sentences2011This temporal requirement complies with the purpose of the statute: "to enable trial courts to eliminate from their dockets cases for which there is no reasonable prospect of trial." Nash, 227 Va. at 234 , 315 S.E.2d at 827 (emphasis added). 2011This temporal requirement complies with the purpose of the statute: "to enable trial courts to eliminate from their dockets cases for which there is no reasonable prospect of trial." Nash, 227 Va. at 234 , 315 S.E.2d at 827 (emphasis added). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Sutton v. Commonwealth
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2 sentences2026And the offense “does not contain a temporal requirement, which means a victim can be detained under the statute even if only for the briefest of moments.” Id. at 732-33 . 2024Furthermore, this Court has explained, “The abduction statute does -5- not contain a temporal requirement, which means a victim can be detained under the statute even if only for the briefest of moments.” Id. at 732-33 . | 2 | 2024–2026 |
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.