People v. Swain

Decided June 8, 2010. Joel P. Hoekstra wrote the opinion for the court.

288 Mich. App. 609 · Cited 217 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. Clark · 732 N.W.2d 605
• People v. Frazier · 733 N.W.2d 713
• United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
• People v. Kimble · 684 N.W.2d 669
• People v. Ginther · 212 N.W.2d 922
• People v. Unger · 749 N.W.2d 272
• People v. Cline · 741 N.W.2d 563
• People v. Uphaus · 748 N.W.2d 899
• People v Pubrat · 548 N.W.2d 595
• People v. Hill · 667 N.W.2d 78
• Werkhoven v. City of Grandville · 238 N.W.2d 392
• People v. Hawkins; People v. Scherf · 468 Mich. 488
• People v. Hawkins · 668 N.W.2d 602

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• People v. Stokes · 312 Mich. App. 181
• People of Michigan v. Elamin Muhammad · 931 N.W.2d 20
• People v. Al-Shara · 311 Mich. App. 560
• People v. Johnson · 309 Mich. App. 22
• People of Michigan v. William Kasben · 919 N.W.2d 463

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