State Supreme Court / N.J.

In Re the Commitment of W.Z.

Decided July 11, 2002. Jaynee LaVecchia wrote the opinion for the court.

801 A.2d 205 · Cited 155 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.

In Re the Care & Treatment of Crane · 7 P.3d 285
Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
Hubbart v. Superior Court · 969 P.2d 584
In Re Detention of Varner · 759 N.E.2d 560
In Re Applications for the Commitment of Sl · 462 A.2d 1252
In Re Leon G. · 26 P.3d 481
Right to Choose v. Byrne · 450 A.2d 925
In re D.C. · 146 N.J. 31
State v. Johnson · 766 A.2d 1126
Silverman v. Berkson · 661 A.2d 1266
In Re Detention of Ewoldt · 634 N.W.2d 622
In Re Linehan · 594 N.W.2d 867
In re the Detention of Brooks · 145 Wash. 2d 275

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In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.F. Svp 490-08 · 217 N.J. 152
State v. Bellamy · 835 A.2d 1231
In Re the Civil Commitment of J.M.B. · 964 A.2d 752
In Re the Civil Commitment of W.X.C., SVP 458-07 · 8 A.3d 174
People v. Masterson · 798 N.E.2d 735
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of D.Y. Svp 491-08 · 218 N.J. 359
State v. White · 891 So. 2d 502
In Re Civil Commitment of E.D. · 874 A.2d 1075
Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services · 9 A.3d 882
In re the Detention of Thorell · 149 Wash. 2d 724
Frugis v. Bracigliano · 827 A.2d 1040
In Re Commitment of Almaguer · 117 S.W.3d 500
Van Grinsven v. G.R.H. · 711 N.W.2d 587
People v. Williams · 31 Cal. 4th 757
People v. Williams · 74 P.3d 779
In Re Detention of Thorell · 72 P.3d 708
In re the Detention of Keeney · 141 Wash. App. 318
In Re Detention of Keeney · 169 P.3d 852
Hudson v. State · 825 So. 2d 460
JJF v. State · 132 P.3d 170
United States Ex Rel. Varner v. Budz · 361 F. Supp. 2d 762
In Re GRH · 2006 ND 56

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