State Supreme Court / N.J.

State v. Butler

Decided June 27, 1958. John J. Francis wrote the opinion for the court.

143 A.2d 530 · Cited 173 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.

Ex Parte Peterson · 253 U.S. 300
State v. Moorison · 259 P.2d 1105
People v. Downs · 114 Cal. App. 2d 758
The People v. Hudson · 173 N.E. 278
People v. MacPherson · 35 N.W.2d 376
Heinze v. State · 42 A.2d 128
United States v. Hiss · 88 F. Supp. 559
Commonwealth v. Kosh · 157 A. 479
State v. Wildman · 61 N.E.2d 790
State v. Hairr · 94 S.E.2d 472
State v. Cosler · 228 P. 277
State v. . Cade · 2 S.E.2d 7
The People v. O'Hara · 163 N.E. 804
The People v. Kubish · 192 N.E. 543
Linder v. State · 56 N.W.2d 734
Alleman v. Stepp · 52 Iowa 626
The People v. Ficarrotta · 52 N.E.2d 165
State v. Teager · 269 N.W. 348
Tyler v. State · 80 S.E.2d 78
Hadley v. State · 25 Ariz. 23
State v. Morris · 248 S.W.2d 847
Jones v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 50 So. 2d 902
Aguilar v. State · 279 A.D. 103
People v. Rubin · 115 Cal. App. 2d 186

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