State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Alvarez

Decided November 2, 1995. Charles Z. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

128 Wash. 2d 1 · Cited 174 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.

State v. Royal · 858 P.2d 259
State v. Alvarez · 872 P.2d 1123
State v. Baeza · 670 P.2d 646
City of Seattle v. Slack · 784 P.2d 494
Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1
State v. Smith · 814 P.2d 652
State v. Greenwood · 845 P.2d 971
State v. McIntyre · 600 P.2d 1009
Rozner v. City of Bellevue · 804 P.2d 24
State v. Elgin · 825 P.2d 314
State v. Furman · 858 P.2d 1092
Hines v. Data Line Systems, Inc. · 787 P.2d 8
Golberg v. Sanglier · 639 P.2d 1347
State v. Hansen · 862 P.2d 117
State v. Standifer · 750 P.2d 258
State ex rel. Schillberg v. Everett District Justice Court · 90 Wash. 2d 794
State v. Keeney · 769 P.2d 295
State v. Mercy · 348 P.2d 978
State v. Newkirk · 857 P.2d 1030

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State v. Hescock · 989 P.2d 1251
State v. Avila · 102 Wash. App. 882
State v. Ware · 46 P.3d 280
State v. J.M. · 144 Wash. 2d 472
State v. Ware · 111 Wash. App. 738
State v. JM · 28 P.3d 720
Personal Restraint Petition Of William Neal France · 199 Wash. App. 822
State v. Sullivan · 19 P.3d 1012
State v. Chester · 940 P.2d 1374
State v. Chester · 133 Wash. 2d 15
State v. Sullivan · 143 Wash. 2d 162
State v. Merritt · 961 P.2d 958
State v. Morales · 174 Wash. App. 370
State v. D.H. · 102 Wash. App. 620
State v. Hanson · 108 P.3d 177
State v. DH · 9 P.3d 253
State v. Thorne · 129 Wash. 2d 736
State v. Hickman · 954 P.2d 900
State v. Hickman · 135 Wash. 2d 97
State v. Wentz · 149 Wash. 2d 342
State v. Wentz · 68 P.3d 282
State v. Kilburn · 151 Wash. 2d 36
Skagit Surveyors v. FRIENDS OF SKAGIT · 958 P.2d 962
Skagit Surveyors & Engineers, LLC v. Friends of Skagit County · 135 Wash. 2d 542

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