Petersen v. State

Decided October 20, 1983. James Morgan Dolliver wrote the opinion for the court.

671 P.2d 230 · Cited 317 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.

• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• Haslund v. City of Seattle · 547 P.2d 1221
• King v. City of Seattle · 525 P.2d 228
• Hunter v. North Mason School Dist. · 539 P.2d 845
• Sheffield v. State · 92 Wash. 2d 807
• Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 497 F. Supp. 185
• LaPlante v. State · 531 P.2d 299
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365
• Thompson v. County of Alameda · 614 P.2d 728
• Evangelical United Brethren Church v. State · 67 Wash. 2d 246
• State v. Foster · 589 P.2d 789
• Bernethy v. Walt Failor's, Inc. · 653 P.2d 280
• Kaiser v. Suburban Transportation System · 401 P.2d 350
• Helman v. Sacred Heart Hospital · 381 P.2d 605
• Jenkins v. State · 540 P.2d 1363
• Mieske v. Bartell Drug Co. · 593 P.2d 1308
• Baerlein v. State · 595 P.2d 930
• Conrad v. Lakewood General Hospital · 410 P.2d 785
• Smith v. American Mail Line, Ltd. · 363 P.2d 133
• Stafford v. Hunter · 401 P.2d 986
• State v. Theroff · 622 P.2d 1240
• Brown v. Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 1 · 100 Wash. 2d 188
• Dike v. Dike · 448 P.2d 490
• Douglas v. Bussabarger · 438 P.2d 829
• Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Board of Commissioners for Yakima County · 601 P.2d 936

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• Volk v. DeMeerleer · 184 Wash. App. 389
• Marin v. United States · 814 F. Supp. 1468
• Hertog v. City of Seattle · 138 Wash. 2d 265
• Dickinson v. Edwards · 716 P.2d 814
• Joyce v. Department of Corrections · 116 Wash. App. 569
• Taggart v. State · 822 P.2d 243
• Hartley v. State · 698 P.2d 77
• Perreira v. State · 768 P.2d 1198
• Hertog v. City of Seattle · 943 P.2d 1153
• Volk v. DeMeerleer · 187 Wash. 2d 241
• McKenna v. Edwards · 830 P.2d 385
• Bishop v. Miche · 973 P.2d 465
• Naidu v. Laird · 539 A.2d 1064
• In the Matter of Estates of Hibbard · 803 P.2d 1312
• Bishop v. Miche · 137 Wash. 2d 518
• H.B.H. v. State · 429 P.3d 484
• Cosro, Inc. v. Liquor Control Board · 733 P.2d 539
• Binschus v. Department of Corrections · 186 Wash. 2d 573
• Terrell C. v. State, Dshs · 84 P.3d 899
• Hutchins v. 1001 Fourth Avenue Associates · 802 P.2d 1360
• Douglas v. Freeman · 814 P.2d 1160
• Nguyen v. State · 788 P.2d 962

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