Legal Opinion

Rives v. Com.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 7, 2012No. 111492PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

726 S.E.2d 248 (2012)

284 Va. 1

John Lombe RIVES, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Appellee.

Record No. 111492.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 7, 2012.

Upon consideration of the record, briefs, and the argument of counsel for the appellant, the Court is of opinion that there is no reversible error in the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

John Lombe Rives was arrested in Virginia Beach in June 2010 for a violation of Code § 18.2-427, "Use of profane, threatening or indecent language over public airways," a Class 1 misdemeanor. Convicted in the general district court, he appealed to the Circuit…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Perry v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  3. Halifax Corp. v. First Union National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  4. Swenson v. ThibautCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  5. Zinone v. LEE'S CROSSING HOMEOWNERS ASS'NSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Miller & Rhoads Bldg., L.L.C. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  3. Dietz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  4. Tina Marie Bryant v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017
  5. Collins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016

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