State Supreme Court / Okla. Crim. App.

James v. State

Decided November 13, 1981. Thomas Brett wrote the opinion for the court.

637 P.2d 862 · Cited 61 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.

Cody v. State · 361 P.2d 307
State v. Wilson · 552 P.2d 931
State v. Edwards · 163 Conn. 527
Wells v. Commonwealth · 561 S.W.2d 85
People v. Taggart · 621 P.2d 1375
Sanders v. State · 556 P.2d 611
Nuckols v. Van Wagner · 511 P.2d 1110
Morris v. State · 603 P.2d 1157
Swaim v. State · 569 P.2d 1009

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Fairchild v. State · 1999 OK CR 49
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Ullery v. State · 1999 OK CR 36
Williams v. State · 807 P.2d 271
Kinchion v. State · 2003 OK CR 28
Quillen v. State · 2007 OK CR 22
People v. Dillon · 668 P.2d 697
Crawford v. State · 840 P.2d 627
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Plunkett v. State · 719 P.2d 834
McCracken v. State · 887 P.2d 323
Hain v. State · 852 P.2d 744
Powell v. State · 906 P.2d 765
Primeaux v. State · 2004 OK CR 16
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