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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 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 Burchette v. Commonwealth.

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1 Burchette v. Commonwealth Anchor
vactapp · 1992
green “ownership or occupancy alone is insufficient to prove knowing possession of contraband located on the premises or in a vehicle,” 7
2 Donald Keith Epps v. Commonwealth of Virginia
vactapp · 2016
green “will not be set aside unless it appears from the evidence that the judgment is plainly wrong or without evidence to support it.” 5

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