State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Barker

Decided February 22, 1978. Ralph Sidney Locher wrote the opinion for the court.

53 Ohio St. 2d 135 · Cited 179 times

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State v. Woods · 48 Ohio St. 2d 127
State v. Lockett · 49 Ohio St. 2d 48
State v. Humphries · 51 Ohio St. 2d 95
State v. Bell · 48 Ohio St. 2d 270
State v. Lytle · 48 Ohio St. 2d 391
State v. Bayless · 48 Ohio St. 2d 73
State v. Lewis · 22 Ohio St. 2d 125
State v. Jackson · 26 Ohio St. 2d 74

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State v. Waters · 2012 Ohio 2360
State v. Green · 2000 Ohio 182
State v. Huffman · 526 N.E.2d 85
State v. Green · 2000 Ohio 182
State v. Taylor · 667 N.E.2d 60
State v. Hall · 2016 Ohio 783
State v. Abernathy, 07ca3160 (6-6-2008) · 2008 Ohio 2949
State v. Cook, Unpublished Decision (9-10-2004) · 2004 Ohio 4793
State v. Boyd, Unpublished Decision (3-3-2003)
State v. Phillips · 74 Ohio St. 3d 72
State v. Skatzes · 104 Ohio St. 3d 195
State v. Smith · 61 Ohio St. 3d 284
Shover v. Cordis Corp. · 61 Ohio St. 3d 213
State v. Phillips · 1995 Ohio 171
State v. Bowser · 186 Ohio App. 3d 162
State v. Claytor · 61 Ohio St. 3d 234
State v. Turvey · 618 N.E.2d 214
State v. Holnapy · 194 Ohio App. 3d 444
Barberton v. Hicks · 2011 Ohio 2769
State v. Russell, Unpublished Decision (4-2-2004) · 2004 Ohio 1700
Cleveland v. Coleman · 2012 Ohio 3942
State v. Njideka · 2020 Ohio 6644
State v. Baker · 2015 Ohio 4709
State v. Cassidy · 487 N.E.2d 322
State v. Miller · 539 N.E.2d 693

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