Brizendine v. Swenson

Decided August 11, 1969. John Watkins Oliver wrote the opinion for the court.

302 F. Supp. 1011 · Cited 59 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• People v. Ibarra · 60 Cal. 2d 460
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Poe v. United States · 233 F. Supp. 173
• The PEOPLE v. Robinson · 174 N.E.2d 820
• Goodwin v. Swenson · 287 F. Supp. 166

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Griggs v. Swenson · 352 F. Supp. 743
• Maggard v. State · 471 S.W.2d 161
• McLaughlin v. Royster · 346 F. Supp. 297
• Jones v. Swenson · 339 F. Supp. 789
• McCarthy v. State · 502 S.W.2d 397
• State v. Brizendine · 445 S.W.2d 827
• Richardson v. Miller · 716 F. Supp. 1246
• Rand v. Swenson · 365 F. Supp. 1294
• Newman v. State of Missouri · 394 F. Supp. 83
• State v. Caffey · 457 S.W.2d 657
• McCrary v. State · 529 S.W.2d 467
• Jones v. State · 471 S.W.2d 223
• McCormick v. State · 463 S.W.2d 789
• State v. Bertrand · 123 N.H. 719
• Franklin v. State · 455 S.W.2d 479
• Griggs v. State · 479 S.W.2d 478
• Garton v. Swenson · 417 F. Supp. 697
• State of Missouri, ex rel. Chris Koster v. The Honorable Gary Oxenhandler, Circuit Judge of Callaway County, and Judy Groner, Circuit Clerk Callaway County Circuit Court · 491 S.W.3d 576
• Drope v. State · 498 S.W.2d 838
• Russell v. State · 494 S.W.2d 30
• Russell v. Wyrick · 395 F. Supp. 643
• Gregg v. Missouri Department of Corrections · 335 F. Supp. 344
• Garton v. Swenson · 367 F. Supp. 1355
• Brown v. State · 473 S.W.2d 683

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