State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Benge

Decided March 4, 1996. Francis Edward Sweeney Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

75 Ohio St. 3d 136 · Cited 233 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.

State v. Greer · 66 Ohio St. 2d 139
State v. Morales · 32 Ohio St. 3d 252
State v. Long · 53 Ohio St. 2d 91
State v. Eley · 56 Ohio St. 2d 169
State v. Deem · 40 Ohio St. 3d 205
State v. Bradley · 3 Ohio St. 2d 38
State v. Mills · 62 Ohio St. 3d 357
State v. Carter · 72 Ohio St. 3d 545
State v. Waddy · 63 Ohio St. 3d 424
State v. Landrum · 53 Ohio St. 3d 107
State v. Slagle · 65 Ohio St. 3d 597
State v. Keenan · 66 Ohio St. 3d 402
State v. Williams · 6 Ohio St. 3d 281
State v. Sellards · 17 Ohio St. 3d 169
State v. Poindexter · 36 Ohio St. 3d 1
State v. Webb · 70 Ohio St. 3d 325
State v. Davis · 38 Ohio St. 3d 361
State v. Rhodes · 63 Ohio St. 3d 613
State v. Sowell · 39 Ohio St. 3d 322
State v. Brown · 38 Ohio St. 3d 305

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

Benge v. Johnson · 312 F. Supp. 2d 978
State v. Bey · 85 Ohio St. 3d 487
State v. Bey · 1999 Ohio 283
State v. Perkins · 191 Ohio App. 3d 263
State v. Young, Unpublished Decision (9-20-1999)
State v. Coley · 93 Ohio St. 3d 253
State v. Ashworth · 85 Ohio St. 3d 56
Dorsey v. Banks · 749 F. Supp. 2d 715
State v. Smith · 80 Ohio St. 3d 89
State v. Treesh · 90 Ohio St. 3d 460
State v. Murphy · 91 Ohio St. 3d 516
State v. Goff · 82 Ohio St. 3d 123
State v. Tibbetts · 92 Ohio St. 3d 146
State v. Lindsey · 87 Ohio St. 3d 479
State v. Smith · 1997 Ohio 355
State v. Fry · 2010 Ohio 1017
State v. Goodwin · 84 Ohio St. 3d 331
State v. Henness · 79 Ohio St. 3d 53
State v. Treesh · 2001 Ohio 4
State v. Stallings · 89 Ohio St. 3d 280
State v. Elmore · 111 Ohio St. 3d 515
State v. Murphy · 2001 Ohio 112
State v. O'Neal · 87 Ohio St. 3d 402
State v. Sheppard · 1998 Ohio 323
State v. Hutton · 100 Ohio St. 3d 176

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