State Supreme Court / Haw.

State v. Fitzwater.

Decided March 3, 2010. Mark E. Recktenwald wrote the opinion for the court.

122 Haw. 354 · Cited 61 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. Ing · 497 P.2d 575
State v. Assaye · 216 P.3d 1227
State v. Wallace · 910 P.2d 695
State v. Manewa · 167 P.3d 336
Palmer v. Hoffman · 318 U.S. 109
State v. Fields · 686 P.2d 1379
State v. Grace · 111 P.3d 28
Kapuwai v. City & County of Honolulu, Department of Parks & Recreation · 211 P.3d 750
State v. Long · 48 P.3d 595
State v. Jhun · 927 P.2d 1355
State v. Werle · 218 P.3d 762
State v. Balisbisana · 924 P.2d 1215
White Industries, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · 611 F. Supp. 1049
Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. Yamasaki · 737 P.2d 446
State v. Montalbo · 828 P.2d 1274
State v. Vliet · 19 P.3d 42
State v. Fields · 168 P.3d 955
State v. Jess · 184 P.3d 133
River Dock & Pile, Inc. v. O & G Industries, Inc. · 219 Conn. 787
Bohsancurt v. Eisenberg · 129 P.3d 471
State v. Mahoe · 972 P.2d 287
State v. Bumanglag · 634 P.2d 80
State v. MacHado · 127 P.3d 941
State v. Pudiquet · 922 P.2d 1032
State v. Gomes · 177 P.3d 928

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State v. Eid. · 126 Haw. 430
State v. Kalua. · 434 P.3d 1202
State v. Bullard · 241 P.3d 562
State v. Pasene. · 144 Haw. 339
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Behrendt. · 142 Haw. 37
State v. Kalua · 136 Haw. 181
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Mattos. · 140 Haw. 26
State v. Abrigo. · 144 Haw. 491
State v. Codiamat. · 131 Haw. 220
State v. Forman · 263 P.3d 127
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Mattos · 137 Haw. 209
State v. Kilbane · 2014 Ohio 1228
Kaleikini v. Thielen · 237 P.3d 1067
Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Kanahele. · 443 P.3d 86
Lahaina Fashions, Inc. v. Bank of Hawaiâ€˜i. · 131 Haw. 437
State v. Cruz · 135 Haw. 294
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Berdecia · 169 So. 3d 209
Ramirez v. State · 928 N.E.2d 214

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