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identification requirement in Virginia

6 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1975–2026 2 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Johnson v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 1992 · cited in 3 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2007–2026
2 sentences

2026“The identification requirement is intended to facilitate accident investigation and to preserve public order.” Johnson v. Commonwealth, 14 Va. App. 769, 771 (1992).

2026The identification requirement is intended to facilitate accident investigation and to preserve public order.” Id.

33
Woodson v. Commonwealthgreen
va · 1970 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024“Motions to strike, on the other hand, ‘deal with the sufficiency rather than the admissibility of evidence.’” Id. (quoting Woodson v. Commonwealth, 211 Va. 285, 288 (1970)).

11
Neel v. Commonwealthgreen
vactapp · 2007 · cited in 1 Virginia opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020See Neel v. Commonwealth, 49 Va. App. 389, 394 (2007) (“The identification requirement is intended to facilitate accident investigation and to preserve public order.”).

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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.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Herchenbach v. Commonwealth green
va · 1946
2 sentences

2007In Herchenbach v. Commonwealth, 185 Va. 217 , 38 S.E.2d 328 (1946), the Supreme Court interpreted a predecessor version of this statute as follows: Knowledge necessarily is an essential element of the crime.

2007In Herchenbach v. Commonwealth, 185 Va. 217 , 38 S.E.2d 328 (1946), the Supreme Court interpreted a predecessor version of this statute as follows: Knowledge necessarily is an essential element of the crime.

12007–2007
Donald L. Bone v. Hibernia Bank and Michael Shields green
ca9 · 1974
1 sentence

1975Indeed, this view was adopted by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Bone v. Hibernia Bank, 493 F.2d 135 (1974).

11975–1975

Statutes the citing opinions construe

VA § Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894 (4) VA § Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-413 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

NY 44 (1909–2018) MA 32 (1975–2023) NJ 29 (1977–2026) IL 26 (1970–2025) DC 26 (1975–2015) CA 22 (1968–2025) MS 15 (1988–2020) TX 12 (1981–2025) MD 11 (1982–2020) LA 10 (1968–2010) OH 10 (1905–2008) TN 10 (1994–2019) PA 9 (1968–2025) MO 9 (1981–2015) FL 8 (1978–2019) AZ 8 (1970–2026) SC 6 (1992–2013) WA 6 (1952–2021) VA 6 (1975–2026) CT 6 (1983–2018) WV 5 (1980–1987) DE 5 (2016–2023) ID 5 (1989–2020) WI 4 (1979–1996) MN 4 (2013–2015) HI 4 (1971–2014) IN 4 (1922–2025) MI 4 (1933–2020) GA 4 (1975–1994) NC 4 (1980–2021) WY 4 (1971–2025) OR 4 (1977–2009) AK 3 (1980–2006) UT 2 (1981–2001) KY 2 (2005–2010) SD 2 (1992–2025) ND 2 (1973–2021)

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.

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