State Supreme Court / Conn.

State v. Dolphin

Decided March 12, 1985. Joesph F. Dannehy wrote the opinion for the court.

195 Conn. 444 · Cited 79 times

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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. Hawthorne · 176 Conn. 367
State v. Hawthorne · 175 Conn. 569
State v. Ubaldi · 190 Conn. 559
State v. Jonas · 169 Conn. 566
State v. Randolph · 190 Conn. 576
State v. Whistnant · 179 Conn. 576
State v. Couture · 194 Conn. 530
State v. Ouellette · 190 Conn. 84
State v. Reid · 193 Conn. 646
State v. Miller · 186 Conn. 654
State v. Corchado · 188 Conn. 653
Martyn v. Donlin · 151 Conn. 402
State v. Altrui · 188 Conn. 161
State v. Tatem · 194 Conn. 594
State v. Williams · 182 Conn. 262
State v. Moye · 177 Conn. 487
State v. Perez · 181 Conn. 299
State v. Grasso · 172 Conn. 298

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State v. Lambert · 58 Conn. App. 349
Peeler v. Commissioner of Correction · 155 A.3d 772
State v. Rasmussen · 225 Conn. 55
State v. Reddick · 197 Conn. 115
State v. Bergin · 214 Conn. 657
State v. Simms · 201 Conn. 395
State v. Fleming · 198 Conn. 255
State v. Foster · 202 Conn. 520
State v. Shannon · 212 Conn. 387
State v. Jennings · 5 Conn. App. 500
State v. Speers · 17 Conn. App. 587
State v. Moore · 141 Conn. App. 814
State v. Ross · 230 Conn. 183
State v. Sharpe · 195 Conn. 651
Mulligan v. Rioux · 229 Conn. 716
State v. Sinclair · 197 Conn. 574
Massameno v. Statewide Grievance Committee · 234 Conn. 539
State v. Anderson · 212 Conn. 31
Shelnitz v. Greenberg · 200 Conn. 58
State v. Martin · 201 Conn. 74
State v. Santangelo · 205 Conn. 578
Demers v. State · 209 Conn. 143
State v. Doehrer · 200 Conn. 642
State v. Scognamiglio · 202 Conn. 18
State v. Littlejohn · 199 Conn. 631

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