State Supreme Court / Ark.

Burcham v. City of Van Buren

Decided November 6, 1997. Robert L. Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

954 S.W.2d 266 · Cited 79 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.

McCoy v. Walker · 876 S.W.2d 252
Gritts v. State · 864 S.W.2d 859
State v. Johnson · 876 S.W.2d 577
Rush v. State · 919 S.W.2d 933
Orrell v. City of Hot Springs · 265 Ark. 267
Sanders v. State · 310 Ark. 630
Cross v. Bruce · 284 Ark. 230
Stephens v. State · 328 Ark. 570

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