State Supreme Court / Mont.

Kills on Top v. State

Decided July 17, 1995. W. William Leaphart wrote the opinion for the court.

901 P.2d 1368 · Cited 73 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.

Napue v. Illinois · 360 U.S. 264
State v. Rodgers · 849 P.2d 1028
State v. Henricks · 672 P.2d 20
State v. Lester Kills on Top · 787 P.2d 336
State v. McLain · 815 P.2d 147
James v. Kentucky · 466 U.S. 341
State v. Egelhoff · 272 Mont. 114
State v. LaPier · 242 Mont. 335
State v. Cowan · 861 P.2d 884
State v. Bradley · 864 P.2d 787
Petition of Manula · 866 P.2d 1127
Tecca v. McCormick · 806 P.2d 11
Petition of Evans · 819 P.2d 156
State v. Gorder · 792 P.2d 370
Fitzpatrick v. State · 671 P.2d 1
Duncan v. State · 794 P.2d 331

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Vernon Kills on Top v. State · 2000 MT 340
Vernon Kills on Top v. State · 928 P.2d 182
State v. Nevada R. Ugalde · 2013 MT 308
Swan v. State · 2006 MT 39
State v. McCaslin · 2004 MT 212
State v. Adgerson · 2003 MT 284
State v. Whitehorn · 2002 MT 54
State v. Harley Howard · 2011 MT 246
State v. Berger · 1998 MT 170
State v. Ellenburg · 2000 MT 232
State v. Matz · 2006 MT 348
Hans v. State · 283 Mont. 379
State v. Campbell · 924 P.2d 1304
State v. Myran · 2012 MT 252
State v. LaMere · 2000 MT 45
Hagen v. State · 1999 MT 8
State v. Wright · 2001 MT 282
State v. Smith · 931 P.2d 1272
State v. Clark · 2005 MT 330
State v. Weldy · 273 Mont. 68
State v. Gordon · 1999 MT 169
State v. Strand · 951 P.2d 552
Bone v. State · 944 P.2d 734
State v. Bekemans · 2013 MT 11
Beach v. Day · 913 P.2d 622

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