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State v. Big Head

Decided February 20, 1985. Robert E. Morgan wrote the opinion for the court.

363 N.W.2d 556 · Cited 70 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. Hartman · 256 N.W.2d 131
Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385
State v. Munnell · 344 N.W.2d 883
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
International Harvester Co. of America v. Kentucky · 234 U.S. 216
State v. Helm · 287 N.W.2d 497
State v. Primeaux · 328 N.W.2d 256
State v. Buckingham · 240 N.W.2d 84
State v. Secrest · 331 N.W.2d 580
State v. Shank & Bradley · 226 N.W.2d 384
State v. Northwest Poultry & Egg Co. · 281 N.W. 753
State v. Rash · 294 N.W.2d 416
Aberdeen Ed. Ass'n v. Aberdeen Bd. of Ed., Ind. Sch. D. · 215 N.W.2d 837
State v. Janisch · 290 N.W.2d 473
State v. O'Blasney · 297 N.W.2d 797
State v. Bad Heart Bull · 257 N.W.2d 715
Johnson v. John Deere Co. · 306 N.W.2d 231
State v. Huber · 356 N.W.2d 468
State v. Kidd · 286 N.W.2d 120
Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict v. Janklow · 308 N.W.2d 559
State v. Gage · 302 N.W.2d 793
State v. Curtis · 298 N.W.2d 807
State v. Hall · 353 N.W.2d 37
Independent Community Bankers Ass'n of South Dakota v. State Ex Rel. Meierhenry · 346 N.W.2d 737
State v. Crelly · 313 N.W.2d 455

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