# Brown v. Commonwealth

> Supreme Court of Virginia · June 18, 1982 · 223 Va. 601

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9600961

## Case

- **Full name:** Alvin Edward Douglas Brown v. Commonwealth of Virginia
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Virginia
- **Decided:** June 18, 1982
- **Citations:** 223 Va. 601; 292 S.E.2d 319; 1982 Va. LEXIS 245
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Stephenson
- **Judges:** Cochran, Stephenson
- **Cited by:** 13 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

STEPHENSON, J.,
concurring.
While I agree with the majority’s holding, I do not agree that Jenkins v. Commonwealth, 219 Va. 764 , 250 S.E.2d 763 (1979), is distinguishable. Therefore, I would overrule Jenkins .
POFF, J., joins in concurring opinion.

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