State Supreme Court / N.J.

State v. Burstein

Decided March 16, 1981. Robert Nathan Wilentz wrote the opinion for the court.

427 A.2d 525 · Cited 143 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.

State v. Cerbo · 397 A.2d 671
State v. Catania · 427 A.2d 537
State v. Howery · 404 A.2d 632
State v. Carpentieri · 414 A.2d 966
State v. Nash · 317 A.2d 689
United States v. Caruso · 415 F. Supp. 847
State v. Czachor · 413 A.2d 593
United States v. Ricco · 421 F. Supp. 401

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