State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Chaffin

Decided April 26, 1972. Leonard J. Stern wrote the opinion for the court.

30 Ohio St. 2d 13 · Cited 147 times

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State v. Petro · 76 N.E.2d 355
State v. Swiger · 5 Ohio St. 2d 151
State v. Wilkinson · 17 Ohio St. 2d 9
State v. Lewis · 21 Ohio St. 2d 203

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State v. Gatewood · 2013 Ohio 5573
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State v. Goins, 06-Ma-131 (3-10-2008) · 2008 Ohio 1170
State v. Weitbrecht · 86 Ohio St. 3d 368
State v. Weitbrecht · 1999 Ohio 113
State v. Silverman, Unpublished Decision (7-27-2006) · 2006 Ohio 3826
State v. Romy · 168 N.E.3d 86
State v. Stiles, 1-08-12 (1-12-2009) · 2009 Ohio 89
State v. Starcher · 2015 Ohio 5250
State v. Hairston, 07ap-160 (11-6-2007) · 2007 Ohio 5928
State v. Frambach · 612 N.E.2d 424
State v. Lazada · 667 N.E.2d 1292
State v. Douglas · 586 N.E.2d 1096
State v. Jarrells · 596 N.E.2d 477
State v. Campbell · 691 N.E.2d 711
State v. Barnette, 06 Ma 135 (12-21-2007) · 2007 Ohio 7209
City of Broadview Heights v. Baron · 745 N.E.2d 516
State v. Lunn · 2021 Ohio 302
State v. Priest · 2020 Ohio 1074
State v. Giegel · 591 N.E.2d 826
State v. Robinson · 2021 Ohio 3095
State v. Young · 37 Ohio St. 3d 249
State v. Blankenship (Slip Opinion) · 2015 Ohio 4624
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child · 913 N.W.2d 578

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