State Supreme Court / Me.

State v. Davenport

Decided October 4, 1974. Armand A. Dufresne Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

326 A.2d 1 · Cited 55 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.

National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1
State v. McKrackern · 141 Me. 194
Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347
Sunset Amusement Co. v. Board of Police Commissioners · 496 P.2d 840
State v. Bey · 206 A.2d 413
Davis v. State · 306 A.2d 127
State v. Charette · 188 A.2d 898
State v. Northwest Poultry & Egg Co. · 281 N.W. 753
State v. Ferris · 249 A.2d 523
Rell v. State · 136 Me. 322
State v. Rand · 161 A.2d 852
Fuller v. State · 282 A.2d 848
State v. Houde · 114 A.2d 366
Swed v. Inhabitants of Town of Bar Harbor · 182 A.2d 664
State v. O'Clair · 292 A.2d 186
State v. Smith · 277 A.2d 481
State v. Toppi · 275 A.2d 805
Dow v. State · 275 A.2d 815
Smith v. State · 237 So. 2d 139
State v. Fantastic Fair & Karmil Merchandising Corp. · 158 Me. 450
State v. Benner · 284 A.2d 91
State v. Devoe · 301 A.2d 541
State v. Williams · 171 N.W.2d 521
State v. White · 280 A.2d 810
State v. Wedge · 322 A.2d 328

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State v. Luce · 394 A.2d 770
State v. Blais · 391 A.2d 1198
Town of Baldwin v. Carter · 2002 ME 52
State v. Huntley · 473 A.2d 859
State v. Thompson · 370 A.2d 650
State v. Satow · 392 A.2d 546
State v. Young · 476 A.2d 186
State of Maine v. Craig A. Woodard · 2025 ME 32
State v. Thibodeau · 520 A.2d 708
Myrick v. James · 444 A.2d 987
State v. Mann · 361 A.2d 897
State v. Parker · 372 A.2d 570
State v. Thibodeau · 353 A.2d 595
Bossie v. State · 488 A.2d 477
State v. Hunter · 447 A.2d 797
State v. Walker · 506 A.2d 1143
State v. McLaughlin · 2002 ME 55
State v. Boyajian · 344 A.2d 410
State v. Eaton · 577 A.2d 1162
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Emerson · 345 A.2d 504
State v. Larrabee · 377 A.2d 463
State v. Witham · 876 A.2d 40
Doe Ex Rel. Maine Department of Human Services v. Rowe · 156 F. Supp. 2d 35

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