State Supreme Court / Wis.

Sparkman v. State

Decided April 2, 1965. E. Harold Hallows wrote the opinion for the court.

27 Wis. 2d 92 · Cited 73 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.

Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
Ferry v. State · 266 Wis. 508
Martin v. State · 295 N.W. 681
State v. Ketchum · 263 Wis. 82
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Maisenhelder v. Rundle · 414 Pa. 11
State v. Tuttle · 21 Wis. 2d 147
Sanders v. Cox · 395 P.2d 353
Pulaski v. State · 24 Wis. 2d 450
Johns v. State · 14 Wis. 2d 119
French v. State · 377 P.2d 501
State v. Dunn · 10 Wis. 2d 447
Dascenzo v. State · 26 Wis. 2d 225
Wyatt v. Wolf · 324 P.2d 548
Application of Gillette · 349 P.2d 769

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State v. Dean · 471 N.W.2d 310
State v. Forbush · 332 Wis. 2d 620
Rohl v. State · 219 N.W.2d 385
Flowers v. State · 168 N.W.2d 843
State v. Wolverton · 533 N.W.2d 167
State v. Champlain · 2008 WI App 5
State v. Drexler · 2003 WI App 169
State Ex Rel. Plutshack v. Department of Health & Social Services · 37 Wis. 2d 713
State v. Miller · 331 Wis. 2d 732
State v. Finch · 137 Wash. 2d 792
State v. Clark · 143 Wash. 2d 731
State v. Tolley · 226 S.E.2d 353
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Cady · 185 N.W.2d 306
State v. Sanchez · 548 N.W.2d 69
Douglas County v. Edwards · 137 Wis. 2d 65
Bowers v. State · 507 A.2d 1072
State v. Evans · 169 N.W.2d 200
State v. Webb · 467 N.W.2d 108
State v. Cassel · 180 N.W.2d 607
State v. Picotte · 2003 WI 42
State v. Walker · 185 Wash. App. 790
Rafferty v. State · 29 Wis. 2d 470
State v. Simplot · 509 N.W.2d 338
Sass v. State · 216 N.W.2d 22
State v. Turley · 442 S.W.2d 75

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