State Supreme Court / N.J.

State v. Butler

Decided May 12, 1982. Daniel Joseph O'Hern wrote the opinion for the court.

445 A.2d 399 · Cited 236 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.

People v. Aranda · 63 Cal. 2d 518
State v. Taylor · 403 A.2d 889
Watt v. Mayor and Council of Borough of Franklin · 121 A.2d 499
People v. Washington · 145 N.W.2d 292
Renz v. Penn Central Corp. · 435 A.2d 540
State v. Whitaker · 401 A.2d 509
Loboda v. Township of Clark · 193 A.2d 97
State v. Deutsch · 168 A.2d 12
State v. Leggeadrini · 380 A.2d 1112
Key Agency v. Continental Casualty Co. · 155 A.2d 547
State v. Smallwood · 346 A.2d 164
People v. Lorio · 546 P.2d 1254

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