The caption
The parties exactly as the court lists them—not a claim about the merits.
State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Commonwealth v. Shifflett
No. 980187Supreme Court of Virginia
980187 Commonwealth v. Shifflett 01/08/1999 In two criminal appeals, involving findings of guilty in noncapital felony prosecutions, the Court of Appeals of Virginia erred in reversing the respective circuit c…
The clerk's words are shown exactly as filed.The activity
Orders, motions, and filings in the clerk's own words and sequence.
The source
The official docket and available court documents attached to every update.
980187 Commonwealth v. Shifflett 01/08/1999 In two criminal appeals, involving findings of guilty in noncapital felony prosecutio…
- Court
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- First added here
- October 4, 2026
- Last entry
- January 8, 1999
No bill or executive-order citation is attached to this file.
Official docket
Case timeline
The clerk's wording is shown verbatim and linked to the court's own document page where available.
Docket entry
980187 Commonwealth v. Shifflett 01/08/1999 In two criminal appeals, involving findings of guilty in noncapital felony prosecutions, the Court of Appeals of Virginia erred in reversing the respective circuit courts, which limited evidence the defendants sought to introduce during the sentencing proceedings conducted as part of the bifurcated jury trials. The judgments of the Court of Appeals are reversed and final judgment entered reinstating the sentencing orders of the trial courts.
Open court document ↗Rulings in this case over time
Courts at different levels and stages can reach different results in the same case. Each entry is the court's own record; read it before drawing a conclusion.
1 entry, oldest first.
· Supreme Court of Virginia
Reversed
The court's record, as written
980187 Commonwealth v. Shifflett 01/08/1999 In two criminal appeals, involving findings of guilty in noncapital felony prosecutions, the Court of Appeals of Virginia erred in reversing the respective circuit courts, which limited evidence the defendants sought to introduce during the sentencing proceedings conducted as part of the bifurcated jury trials. The judgments of the Court of Appeals are reversed and final judgment entered reinstating the sentencing orders of the trial courts.
Outcome words in this text: reversing, reversed.
Method: an entry is marked with an outcome only when its own text contains the outcome word, and the word is shown beside it. Orders, opinions and judgments whose text does not say are marked Other. Party filings, notices and routine procedural orders (appearances, extra pages, time extensions, scheduling) are not listed. No link between this case and any other case is recorded in our data, so only this case's own record is shown. Open the court's docket
Documents and links