State v. Gleason

Decided July 31, 1979. David A. Nichols wrote the opinion for the court.

404 A.2d 573 · Cited 74 times

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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.

• People ex rel. Wayburn v. Schupf · 39 N.Y.2d 682
• Terry Appeal · 438 Pa. 339
• Shone v. State · 237 A.2d 412
• State v. Sargent · 305 A.2d 273
• Stack v. Boyle · 342 U.S. 1
• People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. Mucci · 32 N.Y.2d 307
• DiBella v. United States · 369 U.S. 121
• Doe v. State · 487 P.2d 47
• Matter of D.(daniel) · 27 N.Y.2d 90
• Smith v. Mitchell P. · 587 P.2d 1144
• East Meadow Community Concerts Ass'n v. Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 3 · 18 N.Y.2d 129
• People v. Superior Court (Carl W.) · 539 P.2d 807
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323
• Breed v. Jones · 421 U.S. 519
• In RE ESTES v. Hopp · 438 P.2d 205
• Burge v. City & County of San Francisco · 41 Cal. 2d 608
• Hilber v. State · 277 N.W.2d 839
• Guardianship of Schmidt v. Barkholtz · 237 N.W.2d 919
• Baldwin v. Lewis · 300 F. Supp. 1220
• Good Will Home Association v. Erwin · 285 A.2d 374
• In Re McCloud · 293 A.2d 512
• R. v. Whitmer, in and for Salt Lake County · 515 P.2d 617
• Commonwealth ex rel. Sprowal v. Hendrick · 438 Pa. 435
• King Resources Co. v. Environmental Improvement Commission · 270 A.2d 863
• State v. Rich · 395 A.2d 1123

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• State Ex Rel. M.C.H. v. Kinder · 317 S.E.2d 150
• State v. Anton · 463 A.2d 703
• Ten Voters of Biddeford v. City of Biddeford · 2003 ME 59
• State v. Ann Marie C. · 407 A.2d 715
• Campaign for Sensible Transportation v. Maine Turnpike Authority · 658 A.2d 213
• L. O. W. v. District Court In & for the County of Arapahoe · 623 P.2d 1253
• State v. DeLong · 456 A.2d 877
• Eastern Maine Medical Center v. Maine Health Care Finance Commission · 601 A.2d 99
• In Re Marcial O. · 1999 ME 64
• Bureau of Employee Relations v. Maine Labor Relations Board · 655 A.2d 326
• Foster v. Bloomberg · 657 A.2d 327
• Lynch v. Town of Kittery · 473 A.2d 1277
• Low v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC. · 623 P.2d 1253
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• State v. Dickinson · 706 A.2d 586
• Israel Ex Rel. Israel v. West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission · 388 S.E.2d 480
• Morris v. D'AMARIO · 416 A.2d 137
• In re L.M. · 286 Kan. 460
• State v. Freeman · 487 A.2d 1175

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