Nichols v. State

Decided February 25, 1891. Silas D. Coffey wrote the opinion for the court.

127 Ind. 406 · Cited 53 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.

• State v. Murphy · 8 Blackf. 498
• The People v. . Plath · 3 N.E. 790
• Peters v. Banta · 120 Ind. 416
• Griffith v. State · 36 Ind. 406
• Graeter v. State · 105 Ind. 271
• Colchen v. Ninde · 120 Ind. 88
• State v. Noland · 29 Ind. 212
• Hoover v. State · 110 Ind. 349
• Miller v. State · 121 Ind. 294
• Osborn v. State · 52 Ind. 526
• Lowe v. State · 46 Ind. 305
• Pointer v. State · 89 Ind. 255
• Shepherd v. State · 64 Ind. 43
• Hare v. State · 4 Ind. 241

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• Simmons v. State · 129 N.E.2d 121
• Short v. State · 122 N.E.2d 82
• Witt v. State of Indiana · 185 N.E. 645
• Hunnicutt v. Frauhiger · 158 N.E. 572
• Ezzell v. State · 205 N.E.2d 145
• Farnsworth v. State · 343 P.2d 744
• State v. Lillie · 139 P.2d 576
• Herman v. State · 397 N.E.2d 978
• Short v. State · 234 Ind. 17
• Laporte Carriage Co. v. Sullender · 165 Ind. 290
• Chandler v. State · 141 Ind. 106
• Littell v. State · 133 Ind. 577
• State v. Arnold · 144 Ind. 651
• State v. Sopher · 157 Ind. 360
• Laycock v. State · 36 N.E. 137
• Davis v. Clements · 148 Ind. 605
• State, ex rel. Beard v. Jackson · 168 Ind. 384
• Long v. Ruch · 148 Ind. 74
• Wiggins v. State · 172 Ind. 78
• State v. . Craig · 97 S.E. 400
• Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Bergschicker · 162 Ind. 108
• State v. Matthews · 129 Ind. 281
• Campton v. State · 140 Ind. 442
• State ex rel. Shanks v. Board of Commissioners · 162 Ind. 183
• Padgett v. State · 167 Ind. 179

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