Legal Opinion
Dodson v. DIR. OF DEPT. OF CORR.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 24, 1987No. Record No. 860252Published
1Opinion of the Court
355 S.E.2d 573 (1987)
Melvin C. DODSON
v.
DIRECTOR OF the DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
Record No. 860252.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
April 24, 1987.
R. Scott Pugh (Sokol & Ledbetter, Fredericksburg, on briefs), for petitioner.
Katherine B. Toone, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on briefs), for respondent.
Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN,[*] POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.
STEPHENSON, Justice.
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- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wainwright v. TornaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Slayton v. ParriganSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
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