State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Cole

Decided December 29, 1982. Ralph Sidney Locher wrote the opinion for the court.

2 Ohio St. 3d 112 · Cited 797 times

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State v. Perry · 10 Ohio St. 2d 175
State v. Milanovich · 42 Ohio St. 2d 46
State v. Jackson · 64 Ohio St. 2d 107
State v. Lytle · 48 Ohio St. 2d 391
State v. Duling · 21 Ohio St. 2d 13

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State v. Lentz · 1994 Ohio 532
State v. Lentz · 70 Ohio St. 3d 527
Cowans v. Bagley · 236 F. Supp. 2d 841
Van Hook v. Anderson · 127 F. Supp. 2d 899
State v. Chaiffetz, Unpublished Decision (9-15-1999)
State v. Lacy · 2020 Ohio 1556
State v. Howald, 14-08-23 (10-20-2008) · 2008 Ohio 5404
Bucio v. Sutherland · 674 F. Supp. 2d 882
State v. Fontes, Unpublished Decision (8-3-1999)
State v. Landrum, Unpublished Decision (1-11-1999)
State v. Taylor · 1 Ohio App. Unrep. 451
State v. Lawson · 659 N.E.2d 362
State v. Campbell, Unpublished Decision (11-25-2003) · 2003 Ohio 6305
State v. Payton · 706 N.E.2d 842
State v. Krzywkowski, Unpublished Decision (11-10-2004) · 2004 Ohio 5966
State v. Vinson, 2007-L-088 (6-20-2008) · 2008 Ohio 3059
State v. Tolliver, Unpublished Decision (3-8-2005) · 2005 Ohio 989
State v. Bradley, 14-08-27 (11-24-2008) · 2008 Ohio 6071
State v. Hicks, 02-08-01 (6-23-2008) · 2008 Ohio 3053
State v. Hatton, Unpublished Decision (8-4-2000)
State v. Calhoun · 86 Ohio St. 3d 279
State v. Calhoun · 1999 Ohio 102

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