State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Goodnight

Decided February 24, 1982. Sam R. Harshbarger wrote the opinion for the court.

287 S.E.2d 504 · Cited 428 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. Thomas · 203 S.E.2d 445
State v. Pratt · 244 S.E.2d 227
State v. Plantz · 180 S.E.2d 614
State v. Spadafore · 220 S.E.2d 655
State ex rel. Dowdy v. Robinson · 163 W. Va. 154
State v. Pietranton · 72 S.E.2d 617
City of McMechen v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · 116 S.E.2d 388
State v. Johnson · 201 S.E.2d 309
State v. Holmes · 23 S.E.2d 61
State v. Lewis · 77 S.E.2d 606
Conner v. Griffith · 160 W. Va. 680
State Ex Rel. Watson v. Ferguson · 274 S.E.2d 440
State v. Furner · 245 S.E.2d 618

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