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State v. Bad Heart Bull

Decided September 16, 1977. Charles S. Hanson wrote the opinion for the court.

257 N.W.2d 715 · Cited 82 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.

Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347
Spies v. United States · 317 U.S. 492
Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536
State v. Comes · 268 N.W. 724
State v. Sellers · 183 S.E.2d 889
Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490
State v. Elmore · 201 N.W.2d 443
State v. Pickering · 245 N.W.2d 634
State v. Fiegl · 171 N.W.2d 643
State v. Watson · 231 N.W.2d 839
State v. Bullis · 231 N.W.2d 851
People v. Moore · 87 Cal. App. 2d 753

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State v. Laible · 1999 SD 58
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