State Supreme Court / Mich.

People v. Heard

Decided August 30, 1972. John Swainson wrote the opinion for the court.

200 N.W.2d 73 · Cited 76 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.

Carter v. State · 234 N.E.2d 650
Zaitzeff v. Raschke · 198 N.W.2d 309
Krause v. State · 132 P.2d 179
Wilson v. Hartley · 112 N.W.2d 567
People v. Heard · 188 N.W.2d 24

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People v. Johnson · 220 N.W.2d 65
State v. Fisher · 99 Ohio St. 3d 127
State v. Hays · 256 Kan. 48
People v. Vertin · 224 N.W.2d 705
People v. Johnson · 315 Mich. App. 163
Morrison v. State · 845 S.W.2d 882
Rudolph v. Iowa Methodist Medical Center · 293 N.W.2d 550
People v. Martin · 221 N.W.2d 336
State v. Payne · 357 S.E.2d 612
Medina v. People · 114 P.3d 845
State v. Mims · 235 N.W.2d 381
Spitzer v. Haims & Co. · 217 Conn. 532
State v. Taylor · 544 P.2d 714
State v. Doleszny · 2004 VT 9
People v. Cain · 288 N.W.2d 465
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People v. Sims · 233 N.W.2d 645

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