State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State Ex Rel. Vernatter v. Warden, West Virginia Penitentiary

Decided December 16, 1999. Warren R. McGraw wrote the opinion for the court.

528 S.E.2d 207 · Cited 122 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.

United States v. Timmreck · 441 U.S. 780
State Ex Rel. Daniel v. Legursky · 465 S.E.2d 416
State v. Miller · 459 S.E.2d 114
Barnett v. Wolfolk · 140 S.E.2d 466
State ex rel. McMannis v. Mohn · 163 W. Va. 129
State Ex Rel. Watson v. Hill · 488 S.E.2d 476
State Ex Rel. Postelwaite v. Bechtold · 212 S.E.2d 69
State Ex Rel. Azeez v. Mangum · 465 S.E.2d 163
Pugh v. Leverette · 286 S.E.2d 415

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Watts v. Ballard · 238 W. Va. 730
State v. Lehi · 2003 UT App 212
Rankins v. Commonwealth · 523 S.E.2d 524
Jannie Brant v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 32 Va. App. 268

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