State Supreme Court / N.D.

State v. Carpenter

Decided December 19, 1980. Vernon R. Pederson wrote the opinion for the court.

301 N.W.2d 106 · Cited 60 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.

Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156
Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104
Linda RS v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614
Southern Valley Grain Dealers Ass'n v. Board of County Commissioners · 257 N.W.2d 425
Hospital Services, Inc. v. Brooks · 229 N.W.2d 69
City of Dickinson v. Mueller · 261 N.W.2d 787
State v. North Dakota Education Ass'n · 262 N.W.2d 731

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