State v. Bell

Decided November 17, 1998. Dale R. Cathell wrote the opinion for the court.

720 A.2d 311 · Cited 93 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.

• Countess v. State · 408 A.2d 1302
• Martinez v. State · 522 A.2d 950
• State v. Hall · 582 A.2d 507
• Tibbs v. State · 590 A.2d 550
• Kaczorowski v. Mayor of Baltimore · 525 A.2d 628
• Oaks v. Connors · 339 Md. 24
• Marriott Employees Federal Credit Union v. Motor Vehicle Administration · 697 A.2d 455
• Harrison v. Montgomery County Board of Education · 456 A.2d 894
• Harris v. State · 626 A.2d 946
• Armstead v. State · 342 Md. 38
• Stanford v. Maryland Police Training & Correctional Commission · 697 A.2d 424
• Dortch v. State · 428 A.2d 1220
• State v. Redden · 487 S.E.2d 318
• State v. Kenney · 609 A.2d 337
• People v. Tijerina · 459 P.2d 680
• Coburn v. Coburn · 674 A.2d 951
• Tracey v. Tracey · 614 A.2d 590
• Ciummei v. Commonwealth · 392 N.E.2d 1186
• Hunt v. Montgomery County · 237 A.2d 35
• NCR Corp. v. Comptroller of the Treasury · 544 A.2d 764
• Cunningham v. State · 567 A.2d 126
• In re Victor B. · 336 Md. 85
• Tidewater/Havre De Grace, Inc. v. Mayor of Havre De Grace · 337 Md. 338
• Romm v. Flax · 340 Md. 690
• Commonwealth v. Hughes · 639 A.2d 763

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