State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Fitzsimmons

Decided May 1, 1980. Charles Horowitz wrote the opinion for the court.

610 P.2d 893 · Cited 92 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.

City of Tacoma v. Heater · 409 P.2d 867
State v. Ivey · 439 P.2d 974
Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
Mempa v. Rhay · 389 U.S. 128
Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public Safety · 247 N.W.2d 385
Blow v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles · 164 N.W.2d 351
People v. Gursey · 22 N.Y.2d 224
Gottschalk v. Sueppel · 140 N.W.2d 866
State v. Severino · 537 P.2d 1187
McNulty v. Curry · 42 Ohio St. 2d 341
Mills v. Bridges · 471 P.2d 66
Gooch v. Spradling · 523 S.W.2d 861

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