State Supreme Court / N.C.

State v. . Emery

Decided November 8, 1944. Walter P. Stacy wrote the opinion for the court.

31 S.E.2d 858 · Cited 74 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.

Patton v. United States · 281 U.S. 276
Belk Brothers Co. v. . Maxwell, Comr. of Revenue · 200 S.E. 915
Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587
Carter v. Texas · 177 U.S. 442
State v. . Barksdale · 107 S.E. 505
State v. . Humphries · 186 S.E. 473
State v. . Sims · 197 S.E. 176
Commonwealth v. Maxwell · 271 Pa. 378
State v. . Camby · 182 S.E. 715
Harper v. State · 234 S.W. 909
State v. . Dixon · 2 S.E.2d 371
State v. . Hill · 182 S.E. 716
Uphoff v. Industrial Board · 271 Ill. 312
State v. . Levy · 122 S.E. 386
Warrenton v. . Warren County · 2 S.E.2d 463
White v. Leovy · 174 U.S. 91

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Thomas v. State Board of Elections · 124 S.E.2d 164
Alexander v. Louisiana · 405 U.S. 625
State v. Fulcher · 243 S.E.2d 338
In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 53 Peoples · 250 S.E.2d 890
State v. Bindyke · 220 S.E.2d 521
State Ex Rel. Martin v. Preston · 385 S.E.2d 473
Stephenson v. Bartlett · 562 S.E.2d 377
Polaroid Corp. v. Offerman · 507 S.E.2d 284
Bailey v. State · 500 S.E.2d 54
Perry v. Stancil · 75 S.E.2d 512
State ex rel. McCrory v. Berger · 368 N.C. 633
State v. Surles · 230 N.C. 272
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