Peterson v. State

Decided December 30, 1977. Donald James Porter wrote the opinion for the court.

261 N.W.2d 405 · Cited 51 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.

• Lund v. Hjelle · 224 N.W.2d 552
• Zidell v. Bright · 264 Cal. App. 2d 867
• Blow v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles · 164 N.W.2d 351
• People v. Sudduth · 65 Cal. 2d 543
• Beare v. Smith · 140 N.W.2d 603
• Toms v. State · 239 P.2d 812
• Robertson v. State Ex Rel. Lester · 501 P.2d 1099
• Harlan v. State · 113 N.H. 194
• Ent v. Department of Motor Vehicles · 265 Cal. App. 2d 936
• Geo. A. Clark & Son, Inc. v. Nold · 185 N.W.2d 677
• State v. Palmer · 191 N.W.2d 188
• State v. Spry · 207 N.W.2d 504
• Hanlon v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles · 123 N.W.2d 136
• Smith v. Cozens · 25 Cal. App. 3d 300
• Howe v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles · 149 N.W.2d 324
• Heffernan v. Kissack · 223 N.W.2d 486
• Krueger v. Fulton · 169 N.W.2d 875
• Swenumson v. Iowa Department of Public Safety · 210 N.W.2d 660
• State, Department of Public Safety v. Cronin · 250 N.W.2d 690

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• Department of Public Safety v. Storjohann · 262 N.W.2d 64
• State v. Moore · 614 P.2d 931
• In Re the Revocation of the Driver's License of Kotas · 261 N.W.2d 415
• Standish v. Department of Revenue · 683 P.2d 1276
• Hoyle v. Peterson · 343 N.W.2d 730
• Heles v. South Dakota · 530 F. Supp. 646
• Lively v. State · 804 P.2d 66
• Department of Public Safety v. Gates · 350 N.W.2d 59
• In Re the Revocation of the Driver's License of Schuttler · 262 N.W.2d 61
• Valandra v. State, Department of Commerce & Regulation · 425 N.W.2d 400
• State v. Sensing · 843 S.W.2d 412
• State v. Neville · 346 N.W.2d 425
• State v. Fierro · 2014 SD 62
• Toby Joseph Welch v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division · 801 N.W.2d 590
• Department of Licensing v. Lax · 888 P.2d 1190
• State v. Suazo · 117 N.M. 785
• State v. Huettl · 379 N.W.2d 298
• Pruitt v. State, Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles · 825 P.2d 887
• State v. Herrmann · 2002 SD 119
• Leviner v. South Carolina Department of Highways & Public Transportation · 313 S.C. 409
• In Re the Revocation of the Driver's License of Hopewell · 376 N.W.2d 812
• Department of Public Safety v. Weinrich · 263 N.W.2d 690
• Department of Licensing v. Lax · 871 P.2d 1098
• Boggs v. State, Department of Public Safety · 261 N.W.2d 412
• Matter of Suazo · 877 P.2d 1088

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