State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Foster

Decided January 5, 1979. Orris L. Hamilton wrote the opinion for the court.

589 P.2d 789 · Cited 186 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. Collins · 348 P.2d 214
Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246
State v. Workman · 584 P.2d 382
State v. Carter · 570 P.2d 1218
City of Bellevue v. Miller · 536 P.2d 603
State v. Moore · 483 P.2d 630
Blondheim v. State · 529 P.2d 1096
State v. Cerny · 480 P.2d 199
State v. Ferrick · 506 P.2d 860
State v. Olds · 235 P.2d 165
State v. Reid · 401 P.2d 988
State v. Mecca Twin Theater & Film Exchange, Inc. · 507 P.2d 1165
State v. Van Auken · 460 P.2d 277
State v. Jackson · 424 P.2d 313
State v. Hedges · 113 P.2d 530
Roberts v. Goerig · 413 P.2d 626
State v. Bezemer · 14 P.2d 460
State v. Frazier · 456 P.2d 352
State v. Devine · 527 P.2d 72

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State v. McJimpson · 79 Wash. App. 164
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State v. Easter · 130 Wash. 2d 228
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Petersen v. State · 671 P.2d 230
State v. Stephens · 607 P.2d 304
Hamilton v. Department of Labor & Industries · 761 P.2d 618
State v. Tamalini · 134 Wash. 2d 725
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