McCloud v. Commonwealth

Decided June 25, 2009. John D. Minton Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

286 S.W.3d 780 · Cited 72 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.

• Maryland v. Pringle · 540 U.S. 366
• Dixon v. Commonwealth · 149 S.W.3d 426
• Cummings v. Commonwealth · 226 S.W.3d 62
• People v. Rodriguez · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 236
• Sargent v. Commonwealth · 813 S.W.2d 801
• Commonwealth v. Benham · 816 S.W.2d 186
• Martin v. Commonwealth · 207 S.W.3d 1
• Mills v. Commonwealth · 996 S.W.2d 473
• Matheney v. Commonwealth · 191 S.W.3d 599
• Baltimore v. Commonwealth · 119 S.W.3d 532
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Gray · 814 S.W.2d 928
• Parks v. Commonwealth · 192 S.W.3d 318
• Brooks v. Commonwealth · 217 S.W.3d 219
• Rainey v. Commonwealth · 197 S.W.3d 89

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