People v. Becoats

Decided October 20, 2011. Robert Sherlock Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

958 N.E.2d 865 · Cited 351 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.

• People v. Patterson · 39 N.Y.2d 288
• People v. Foy · 32 N.Y.2d 473
• Mutual Life Insurance v. Hillmon · 145 U.S. 285
• People v. James · 717 N.E.2d 1052
• People v. Hawkins · 11 N.Y.3d 484
• People v. Jennings · 69 N.Y.2d 103
• People v. Martinez · 628 N.E.2d 1320
• People v. Ahmed · 66 N.Y.2d 307

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• State v. Adams (Slip Opinion) · 2015 Ohio 3954
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• People v. Walston · 23 N.Y.3d 986
• People v. Hanley · 20 N.Y.3d 601
• People v. Hayes · 104 A.D.3d 1050
• People v. Hayes · 104 A.D.3d 1050
• The People v. Christopher A. Nicholson · 26 N.Y.3d 813
• The People v. William Middlebrooks / The People v. Fabrice Lowe · 25 N.Y.3d 516
• People v. Alcide · 21 N.Y.3d 687
• The People v. Urselina King · 27 N.Y.3d 147
• People v. Chancey · 127 A.D.3d 1409
• People v. Simmons · 115 A.D.3d 1018
• People v. Young · 119 A.D.3d 970
• People v. Simmons · 115 A.D.3d 1018
• People v. Young · 119 A.D.3d 970

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