On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Virginia released a batch of opinions. I know that I’m late to the party–I’ve been out sick–but here is a quick run down of the results:
Case |
Appellant’s Counsel |
Appellee’s Counsel |
Result |
Hutchins v. Talbert, Record No. 081632 |
Alfred F. Belcuore (R. Harrison Pledger, Jr.; Montedonico, Belcuore & Tazzara; Pledger & Associates, on brief) |
Frank K. Friedman (Frances E. Burgin; Steven B. Gould; Kenneth M. Berman; Woods Rogers; Brown & Gould; Berman, Sobin & Gross, on brief)
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Appeal dismissed. |
Baker v. Commonwealth, Record No. 081715 |
Daniel W. Hall, Senior Assistant Public Defender |
Susan M. Harris, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Judgment of the Court of Appeals reversed, conviction under Code § 18.2-119 vacated, and indictment is dismissed |
Kellerman v. McDonough, Record No. 081718 |
Mark J. Krudys (Stephen W. Bricker; BrickerAnderson, on brief)
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David P. Corrigan (Julie S. Palmer; Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, on brief)
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Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. |
Hash v. Director of the Department of Corrections, Record No. 081837 |
David B. Hargett
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Eugene Murphy, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Waller v. Commonwealth, Record No. 081920 |
Curtis L. Thornhill (Glenn L. Berger; Berger & Thornhill, on brief)
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Donald E. Jeffrey III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Reversed and remanded. |
Harbour v. SunTrust Bank, Record No. 082023 |
Phillip V. Anderson (Carolyn N. Dietz; Martin F. Clark; Frith Anderson & Peake, on brief)
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Monica Taylor Monday (James J. O’Keeffe; Robert W. Mann; Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore; Young, Haskins, Mann, Gregory, McGarry & Wall, on brief) (for SunTrust)
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Reversed and remanded. |
Turner v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082122 |
Brienne Schaefer, Assistant Public Defender,
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Donald E. Jeffrey III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Reversed and remanded. |
Dowdy v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082143 |
Jonathan P. Sheldon (Devine, Connell & Sheldon, on brief)
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Leah A. Darron, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Smallwood v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082228 |
Jason Moore
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Richard B. Smith, Special Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Singleton v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082270 |
Charles B. Lustig (Thomas B. Shuttleworth; Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Swain, Haddad & Morecock, on brief)
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Robert H. Anderson III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General; Joanne V. Frye, Assistant Attorney General, on brief)
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Reversed and vacated. |
Zedd v. Commonwealth, Record No. 090012 |
Charles B. Lustig (Thomas B. Shuttleworth; Shuttleworth, Ruloff, Swain, Haddad & Morecock, on brief)
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Robert H. Anderson III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General; Joanne V. Frye, Assistant Attorney General, on brief)
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Reversed and vacated. |
Commonwealth v. Squire, Record No. 082440 |
John H. McLees, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General; Francis S. Ferguson, Deputy Attorney General; Pamela A. Sargent, Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief)
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Alvin A. Lockerman, Jr. (Outten, Barrett, Whitby, and Lockerman, on brief
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Affirmed. |
Williams v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082477 |
Stephanie S. Miller, Assistant Public Defender (Barbara E. Rosenblatt, Assistant Public Defender, on brief)
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Leah A. Darron, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Grattan v. Commonwealth, Record No. 082547 |
Jonathan Shapiro (Peter Greenspun; Greenspun, Shapiro, Davis & Leary, on brief)
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Jennifer C. Williamson, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed.
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Carroll v. Johnson, Record No. 082566 |
David B. Hargett
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Mark R. Davis, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Reversed in part, affirmed in part, and final judgment. |
Brown v. Commonwealth, Record No. 090013 |
Paul S. Roskin (Vergara & Associates, on brief)
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Robert H. Anderson III, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Wright v. Commonwealth, Record No. 090308 |
Joseph A. Sadighian, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender
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Joshua M. Didlake, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Affirmed. |
Montague v. Commonwealth, Record No. 090337 |
S. Jane Chittom, Appellate Defender
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Gregory W. Franklin, Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief
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Affirmed. |
The Piedmont Environmental Council, et al. v. Virginia Electric and Power Company, d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power, et al., Record Nos. 090249, 090253, 090258, 090278, & 090284 |
Patrick M. McSweeney (Wesley G. Russell, Jr.; Kevin J. Burke, County Attorney; Tracy A. Gallehr, Deputy County Attorney; Ross G. Horton, County Attorney; Kevin P. Black, Assistant County Attorney; Roy B. Thorpe, County Attorney; Charles W. Hundley; James W. Moorman; McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Temple; Cherry, Seymour, Hundley & Baronian, on brief)
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Stephen H. Watts II; John F. Dudley, Counsel to the Commission (E. Duncan Getchell, Jr.; Vishwa B. Link; Kristian M. Dahl; Erin M. Sine; Karen L. Bell; Lisa S. Booth; Randall B. Palmer; Jeffrey P. Trout; Richard D. Gary; Robert M. Rolfe; Charlotte P. McAfee; William H. Chambliss, General Counsel; Wayne N. Smith, Senior Counsel; McGuire Woods; Hunton & Williams, on brief) |
Affirmed.
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Williams, No. 347945 v. Warden of the Sussex I State Prison, Record No. 090483 |
James M. Sitton II (Jackson Law Group, on brief)
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Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief)
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Habeas petition denied. |
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission of Virginia v. Taylor, Record No. 090845 |
Donald R. Curry, Commission Counsel
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Kevin E. Martingayle (Stallings & Bischoff, on brief)
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Judge is censured. |