In Re Melton

Decided October 4, 1991. Frank E. Schwelb wrote the opinion for the court.

597 A.2d 892 · Cited 126 times

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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.

• In Re Melton · 565 A.2d 635
• In Re \ · 611 F. Supp. 1223
• People v. Britz · 528 N.E.2d 703
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
• Shepard v. United States · 290 U.S. 96
• Coates v. United States · 558 A.2d 1148
• Toys \ · 559 F. Supp. 1189
• Clark v. United States · 593 A.2d 186
• Attorney Grievance Commission v. Nothstein · 480 A.2d 807
• Ibn-Tamas v. United States · 407 A.2d 626
• Thompson v. United States · 546 A.2d 414
• Bethea v. United States · 365 A.2d 64
• State v. Schreuder · 726 P.2d 1215
• L.C.D. v. District of Columbia Ex Rel. T.-A.H.D. · 488 A.2d 918
• Ornoff v. Kuhn and Kogan Chartered · 549 A.2d 728
• Matter of Stokes · 546 A.2d 356
• In Re James · 507 A.2d 155
• Kling v. Peters · 564 A.2d 708
• Matter of Samuels · 507 A.2d 150
• Edwards v. United States · 483 A.2d 682
• Matter of Gahan · 531 A.2d 661

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