State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Downing

Decided April 15, 2004. Richard B. Sanders wrote the opinion for the court.

151 Wash. 2d 265 · Cited 152 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. Eller · 524 P.2d 242
State v. Swan · 790 P.2d 610
State v. Edwards · 412 P.2d 747
State v. Cadena · 443 P.2d 826
State Ex Rel. Carroll v. Junker · 482 P.2d 775
State v. Williams · 529 P.2d 1088
State v. Thomas · 150 Wash. 2d 821
State v. Blackwell · 845 P.2d 1017
State v. Miles · 464 P.2d 723
State v. Adamski · 761 P.2d 621
MacKay v. MacKay · 347 P.2d 1062
State v. Thomas · 83 P.3d 970
State v. Darden · 145 Wash. 2d 612
State v. Darden · 41 P.3d 1189
State v. Maupin · 128 Wash. 2d 918
State v. Maupin · 913 P.2d 808
State v. Clark · 139 Wash. 2d 152
State v. Clark · 985 P.2d 377
State v. Willis · 87 P.3d 1164
State v. Willis · 151 Wash. 2d 255

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State v. Chichester · 170 P.3d 583
State Of Washington v. Raul Castillo Lopez · 192 Wash. App. 741
State v. Chichester · 141 Wash. App. 446
State v. Downing · 87 P.3d 1169
State v. Madsen · 168 Wash. 2d 496
Carlton v. Black · 153 Wash. 2d 152
In Re Estate of Black · 102 P.3d 796
State v. Flinn · 110 P.3d 748
State v. Deskins · 180 Wash. 2d 68
State v. Flinn · 154 Wash. 2d 193
State v. Kenyon · 167 Wash. 2d 130
State v. Kenyon · 216 P.3d 1024
Guillen v. Contreras · 238 P.3d 1168
Guillen v. Contreras · 169 Wash. 2d 769
Keck v. Collins · 181 Wash. App. 67
Soltero v. Wimer · 159 Wash. 2d 428
Soltero v. Wimer · 150 P.3d 552
State v. Scott · 207 P.3d 495
State v. Scott · 150 Wash. App. 281
Bonneville v. Pierce County · 148 Wash. App. 500
In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Sanai · 167 Wash. 2d 740
Scheib v. Crosby · 160 Wash. App. 345
State v. Osman · 229 P.3d 729
State v. Osman · 168 Wash. 2d 632
State v. Poling · 116 P.3d 1054

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