Hughes v. State

Decided November 18, 1981. John J. McNeilly Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

437 A.2d 559 · Cited 172 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.

• Sexton v. State · 397 A.2d 540
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
• Hooks v. State · 416 A.2d 189
• Styler v. State · 417 A.2d 948
• Bennett v. State · 164 A.2d 442
• Berger v. United States · 295 U.S. 78
• Dyson v. United States · 418 A.2d 127
• People v. Fritz · 395 N.E.2d 736
• State v. Mayberry · 52 N.J. 413
• Commonwealth v. Potter · 445 Pa. 284
• People v. Hopkins · 284 N.E.2d 283
• Commonwealth v. Bruno · 466 Pa. 245
• State v. Locklear · 241 S.E.2d 65
• State v. Van Duyne · 204 A.2d 841
• Commonwealth v. Glass · 405 A.2d 1236
• Commonwealth v. Kuebler · 399 A.2d 116
• State v. Allen · 224 S.E.2d 881
• Bailey v. State · 363 A.2d 312
• People v. Ritzert · 308 N.E.2d 636
• Commonwealth v. Della Porta · 324 Mass. 193
• Blackwell v. State · 135 So. 192
• Todd v. State · 598 S.W.2d 286
• White v. State · 377 So. 2d 1149
• Smith v. State · 317 A.2d 20
• Holden v. State · 305 A.2d 320

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• Zimmerman v. State · 628 A.2d 62
• Lawrie v. Snyder · 9 F. Supp. 2d 428
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• Whittle v. State · 77 A.3d 239
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