State Supreme Court / Mont.

State v. Brister

Decided January 29, 2002. Patricia O'Brien Cotter wrote the opinion for the court.

2002 MT 13 · Cited 65 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. St. John · 2001 MT 1
State v. Lenihan · 602 P.2d 997
State v. Harris · 1999 MT 115
State v. Shockley · 2001 MT 180
State v. Gallagher · 2001 MT 39
State v. Nelson · 1998 MT 227
State v. Clausell · 2001 MT 62
State v. Baker · 2000 MT 307
State v. Walker · 2001 MT 170
State v. Smith · 2001 MT 111
State v. Tucker · 2000 MT 255
State v. Taylor · 2000 MT 202
State v. Finley · 915 P.2d 208
State v. Oppelt · 601 P.2d 394
State v. Leistiko · 844 P.2d 97
State v. Weinberger · 665 P.2d 202
State v. Lange · 775 P.2d 213
State v. Stevens · 904 P.2d 590

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State v. Kroll · 2004 MT 203
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State v. Azure · 2002 MT 22
State v. DeWitt · 2006 MT 302
Soraich v. State · 2002 MT 187
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