Sitz v. Department of State Police

Decided September 14, 1993. Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle wrote the opinion for the court.

506 N.W.2d 209 · Cited 139 times

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• People v. Whalen · 213 N.W.2d 116
• People v. Catania · 398 N.W.2d 343
• People v. Pennington · 178 N.W.2d 471
• Weeks v. United States · 232 U.S. 383
• People v. Moore · 216 N.W.2d 770
• People v. Collins · 475 N.W.2d 684
• People v. Parisi · 222 N.W.2d 757
• Woodland v. Michigan Citizens Lobby · 378 N.W.2d 337
• People v. Smith · 360 N.W.2d 841
• People v. Perlos · 462 N.W.2d 310
• State v. Smith · 725 P.2d 894
• People v. Faucett · 499 N.W.2d 764
• People v. Thompson · 242 N.W. 857
• Tallman v. Department of Natural Resources · 365 N.W.2d 724
• Surtman v. Secretary of State · 15 N.W.2d 471
• Larr v. Secretary of State · 26 N.W.2d 872
• Detroit Branch v. City of Dearborn · 434 N.W.2d 444
• Sitz v. Department of State Police · 485 N.W.2d 135
• Davenport v. Garcia · 834 S.W.2d 4
• Ex Parte Tucci · 859 S.W.2d 1
• Winkle v. Kropp · 279 F. Supp. 532

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