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022-7-124 – Howard v. Commonwealth
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//May 19, 2022//
Howard v. Commonwealth., Record No. 0495-21-4, May 10, 2022. CAV (Ortiz). From the Circuit Court of Stafford County (Strickland). J. Austin Timberlake for appellant, Liam A. Curry for appellee. VLW 022-7-124, 15 pp.
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