State Supreme Court / N.D.

State v. Cummings

Decided April 23, 1986. Beryl J. Levine wrote the opinion for the court.

386 N.W.2d 468 · Cited 67 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.

State v. Orr · 375 N.W.2d 171
In Re Estrada · 63 Cal. 2d 740
People v. Oliver · 1 N.Y.2d 152
State v. Pardon · 157 S.E.2d 698
Townsend v. Burke · 334 U.S. 736
State v. Smith · 238 N.W.2d 662
State v. Kaufman · 310 N.W.2d 709
In Re Chambers · 285 N.W. 862
State v. Randolph · 183 N.W.2d 225
Reiling v. Bhattacharyya · 276 N.W.2d 237
City of Dickinson v. Thress · 290 N.W. 653
Otter Tail Power Co. v. Henry Von Bank · 8 N.W.2d 599
State v. Tapp · 490 P.2d 334
State v. Jensen · 251 N.W.2d 182
State v. Wells · 265 N.W.2d 239
Kittelson v. Havener · 239 N.W.2d 803
State v. Wiese · 201 N.W.2d 734
City of Dickinson v. Mueller · 261 N.W.2d 787
Melland v. Johanneson · 160 N.W.2d 107
Caldis v. Board of County Commissioners, Grand Forks County · 279 N.W.2d 665
Thompson v. Thompson · 78 N.W.2d 395
State v. Coolidge · 282 N.W.2d 511
Apple Creek Township v. City of Bismarck · 271 N.W.2d 583
State v. Rudolph · 260 N.W.2d 13
City of Mandan v. Mi-Jon News, Inc. · 381 N.W.2d 540

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Holiday v. United States · 683 A.2d 61
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State v. Bell · 540 N.W.2d 599
State v. Dick · 951 So. 2d 124
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Butz v. Werner · 438 N.W.2d 509
State Ex Rel. John Esteen v. State of Louisiana · 239 So. 3d 233
Klein v. Larson · 2006 ND 236
Fairmount Township Board of Supervisors Ex Rel. Fairmount Township Zoning Board v. Beardmore · 431 N.W.2d 292
State v. Morris · 954 P.2d 681
State v. Hoverson · 2006 ND 49
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State v. Kirby · 899 N.W.2d 485

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