State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Berlin

Decided November 20, 1997. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

133 Wash. 2d 541 · Cited 252 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. Workman · 584 P.2d 382
State v. Davis · 846 P.2d 527
State v. Curran · 804 P.2d 558
State v. Lucky · 128 Wash. 2d 727
State v. Frazier · 661 P.2d 126
In Re Estate of O'Brien · 749 P.2d 154
State v. Benn · 845 P.2d 289
State v. Arndt · 553 P.2d 1328
State v. Dennison · 801 P.2d 193
In Re Stranger Creek · 466 P.2d 508
State v. Roybal · 512 P.2d 718
State v. Fowler · 785 P.2d 808
State v. Jones · 628 P.2d 472
State v. Irizarry · 763 P.2d 432
State v. Virginia Warden · 133 Wash. 2d 559
State v. Russell · 678 P.2d 332
Buchanan v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers · 617 P.2d 1004
State v. Foley · 25 P.2d 565
State v. Hurchalla · 877 P.2d 1293
State v. Warden · 947 P.2d 708
State v. Lucky · 912 P.2d 483
Manor v. Nestle Food Co. · 131 Wash. 2d 439
Manor v. Nestle Food Co. · 932 P.2d 628

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State v. Condon · 182 Wash. 2d 307
State v. Gamble · 114 P.3d 646
State v. Boswell · 185 Wash. App. 321
State v. Gamble · 154 Wash. 2d 457
State v. Tamalini · 953 P.2d 450
In Re Detention of Halgren · 132 P.3d 714
In re the Detention of Halgren · 156 Wash. 2d 795
State v. Tamalini · 134 Wash. 2d 725
State v. Warden · 947 P.2d 708
State v. Virginia Warden · 133 Wash. 2d 559
State v. Schierman · 192 Wash. 2d 577
In Re Personal Restraint of Andress · 56 P.3d 981
State v. Ramos · 184 P.3d 1256
State v. De Rosia · 100 P.3d 331
State v. Gehrke · 434 P.3d 522
State v. DeRosia · 124 Wash. App. 138
State v. Perez-Cervantes · 6 P.3d 1160
In re the Personal Restraint of Andress · 147 Wash. 2d 602
Key Design Inc. v. Moser · 983 P.2d 653
Robinson v. City of Seattle · 10 P.3d 452
Robinson v. City of Seattle · 102 Wash. App. 795
State v. Schierman · 415 P.3d 106
State v. Hernandez · 997 P.2d 923
State v. Gostol · 965 P.2d 1121
State v. Roberts · 14 P.3d 713

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