In Re Petition for Writ of Prohibition

Decided April 8, 1988. William H. Adkins II wrote the opinion for the court.

539 A.2d 664 · Cited 74 times

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• State v. Haas · 51 A.2d 647
• Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1
• Hudson v. Louisiana · 450 U.S. 40
• Auchincloss v. State · 89 A.2d 605
• Ex Parte Nice · 407 So. 2d 874
• State v. Ladabouche · 502 A.2d 852
• State Ex Rel. Mayor of Baltimore v. Rutherford · 125 A. 725
• McClellan v. Carland · 217 U.S. 268
• People v. Carter · 63 N.Y.2d 530
• Kardy v. SHOOK, J. · 207 A.2d 83
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264
• Slansky v. State · 63 A.2d 599
• Dean v. State · 489 A.2d 22
• State v. Williams · 634 P.2d 868
• Stevenson v. State · 423 A.2d 558
• Montgomery v. State · 437 A.2d 654
• Snyder v. Cearfoss · 46 A.2d 607
• MacKall v. State · 387 A.2d 762
• Gore v. State · 522 A.2d 1338
• State v. Maples · 402 So. 2d 350
• People v. Gennings · 583 P.2d 908
• Quesenbury v. State · 39 A.2d 685

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