State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Fain

Decided October 2, 1980. William H. Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

617 P.2d 720 · Cited 170 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. Lee · 558 P.2d 236
State v. Smith · 610 P.2d 869
Northend Cinema, Inc. v. City of Seattle · 585 P.2d 1153
In Re Lynch · 503 P.2d 921
Federated Publications, Inc. v. Kurtz · 615 P.2d 440
Darrin v. Gould · 540 P.2d 882
State v. Pettitt · 609 P.2d 1364
January v. Porter · 453 P.2d 876
Housing Authority v. Saylors · 557 P.2d 321
Lindsey v. Superior Court · 204 P.2d 482

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Wahleithner v. Thompson · 143 P.3d 321
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State v. Scott · 416 P.3d 1182
State v. Thorne · 921 P.2d 514
State v. Thorne · 129 Wash. 2d 736
State v. Rivers · 129 Wash. 2d 697
State v. Gimarelli · 20 P.3d 430
Wahleithner v. Thompson · 134 Wash. App. 931
State v. Gimarelli · 105 Wash. App. 370
Sims v. State · 814 P.2d 63
State v. Whitfield · 132 Wash. App. 878
State v. Whitfield · 134 P.3d 1203
State v. Manussier · 129 Wash. 2d 652
State v. Frampton · 627 P.2d 922
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State v. Magers · 164 Wash. 2d 174
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Alderwood Associates v. Washington Environmental Council · 635 P.2d 108
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State v. Dodd · 838 P.2d 86

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