State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State Ex Rel. Hawks v. Lazaro

Decided January 15, 1974. Richard Forlani Neely wrote the opinion for the court.

202 S.E.2d 109 · Cited 75 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.

Specht v. Patterson · 386 U.S. 605
In re Willis · 157 W. Va. 225
State v. Vance · 146 W. Va. 925
In Re Simmons Children · 177 S.E.2d 19
Rohrer · 230 N.E.2d 915
Wyatt v. Stickney · 325 F. Supp. 781
Martin v. Settle · 192 F. Supp. 156
Medberry v. Patterson · 188 F. Supp. 557

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State Ex Rel. Walker v. Jenkins · 203 S.E.2d 353
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State Ex Rel. Jones v. Warmuth · 272 S.E.2d 446
Miller v. Board of Educ. of County of Boone · 437 S.E.2d 591
Sloan v. Wachtel · 233 S.E.2d 137
In Re Link · 713 S.W.2d 487
E. H. v. Matin · 284 S.E.2d 232
Tasker v. Griffith · 238 S.E.2d 229
Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
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Stamus v. Leonhardt · 414 F. Supp. 439
State Ex Rel. Partain v. Oakley · 227 S.E.2d 314
In Re Commitment of Hutchinson · 454 A.2d 1008
State v. Turner · 556 S.W.2d 563
Smith v. W. Va. State Board of Education · 295 S.E.2d 680
State Ex Rel. Lemaster v. Oakley · 203 S.E.2d 140
In re Scopes · 59 A.D.2d 203
In re M.R. · 135 N.J. 155
Thompson v. Commonwealth · 438 N.E.2d 33

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