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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Clanton v. Commonwealth.

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1 Clanton v. Commonwealth Anchor
vactapp · 2009
green “when the evidence is susceptible to two interpretations, the fact finder cannot arbitrarily adopt the one that incriminates the defendant.” 6
2 Smallwood v. Com.
va · 2009
green “possession may be joint or several.” 5
3 Lane v. Commonwealth
va · 1982
green “appeared nervous during the encounter with the officer” 3

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