State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Childs

Decided April 17, 1968. Paul W. Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

14 Ohio St. 2d 56 · Cited 404 times

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Singh v. State · 280 P. 672
Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
State v. Davis · 1 Ohio St. 2d 28

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State v. McKnight · 107 Ohio St. 3d 101
State v. Fry · 2010 Ohio 1017
State v. Hughbanks · 99 Ohio St. 3d 365
In Re Guardianship of Stein · 811 N.E.2d 594
State v. Awan · 22 Ohio St. 3d 120
State v. Powell · 2012 Ohio 2577
Normandy Place Associates v. Beyer · 2 Ohio St. 3d 102
State v. Guysinger · 621 N.E.2d 726
State v. Phillips · 74 Ohio St. 3d 72
State v. Murphy · 91 Ohio St. 3d 516
State v. Campbell · 69 Ohio St. 3d 38
State v. Sanders · 92 Ohio St. 3d 245
State v. Trimble · 2009 Ohio 2961
State v. Wade · 53 Ohio St. 2d 182
State v. Hand · 107 Ohio St. 3d 378
State v. Frazier · 115 Ohio St. 3d 139
State v. Peagler · 76 Ohio St. 3d 496
State v. Gapen · 104 Ohio St. 3d 358
State v. Phillips · 1995 Ohio 171
State v. Murphy · 2001 Ohio 112

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