People v. Brown

Decided January 21, 1970. Francis Bergan wrote the opinion for the court.

26 N.Y.2d 88 · Cited 97 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.

• Sutter v. Easterly · 189 S.W.2d 284
• People v. One 1948 Chevrolet Convertible Coupe · 290 P.2d 538
• Donnelly v. United States · 228 U.S. 243
• People v. Spriggs · 60 Cal. 2d 868
• Clyde Mattox v. United States · 146 U.S. 140
• People v. . Van Gaasbeck · 82 N.E. 718
• People v. . Brooks · 30 N.E. 189
• Kittredge v. Grannis · 155 N.E. 88
• People v. . Michalow · 128 N.E. 228
• Deike v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company · 415 P.2d 145

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• State v. Haywood · 249 S.E.2d 429
• State v. Hamilton · 236 N.W.2d 325
• Breeden v. Independent Fire Insurance Co. · 530 S.W.2d 769
• People v. Settles · 46 N.Y.2d 154
• Commonwealth v. Colon · 337 A.2d 554
• State v. Olsen · 258 N.W.2d 898
• State v. O'Clair · 292 A.2d 186
• People v. Geoghegan · 51 N.Y.2d 45
• People v. Watkins · 475 N.W.2d 727
• People v. Harding · 37 N.Y.2d 130
• State v. MacUmber · 544 P.2d 1084
• Pitts v. State · 307 So. 2d 473
• Pina v. Henderson · 586 F. Supp. 1452
• State v. Gold · 180 Conn. 619
• People v. Ayala · 142 A.D.2d 147
• People v. Scalise · 70 A.D.2d 346
• Chambers v. Mississippi · 410 U.S. 284
• People v. Johnson · 66 N.Y.2d 398
• People v. Buie · 658 N.E.2d 192
• People v. Thomas · 68 N.Y.2d 194
• Commonwealth v. Carr · 369 N.E.2d 970

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