State Supreme Court / N.C.

State v. Hamilton

Decided April 28, 1965. Emery B. Denny wrote the opinion for the court.

141 S.E.2d 506 · Cited 118 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. Spencer · 80 S.E.2d 670
State v. Moore · 83 S.E.2d 912
Dobias v. White · 83 S.E.2d 785
State v. McPeak · 90 S.E.2d 501
State v. Atkins · 87 S.E.2d 507
State v. Stroud · 119 S.E.2d 907
State v. Alston · 64 S.E.2d 3
State v. . Weinstein · 31 S.E.2d 920
State v. Patton · 132 S.E.2d 891
State v. Bryant · 108 S.E.2d 128
State v. . Cash · 15 S.E.2d 277
Suits v. Old Equity Life Insurance Company · 85 S.E.2d 602
Hines v. Frink · 127 S.E.2d 509
State v. . Norton · 23 S.E.2d 301
Rigsbee v. Perkins · 87 S.E.2d 926
Horton v. Redevelopment Commission of High Point · 137 S.E.2d 115
Weavil v. C. W. Myers Trading Post, Inc. · 95 S.E.2d 533
State v. . Truelove · 29 S.E.2d 460
Allen v. Allen · 94 S.E.2d 325
Spears v. Randolph · 86 S.E.2d 263
Gurganus v. GUARANTY BANK & TRUST COMPANY · 100 S.E.2d 81
Bulman v. Southern Baptist Convention · 103 S.E.2d 487
Hayes v. Bon Marche, Inc. · 247 N.C. 124
State v. . Malpass · 127 S.E. 248
State v. . Ham · 29 S.E.2d 449

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State v. Woods · 213 S.E.2d 214
Britt v. North Carolina · 404 U.S. 226
State v. Van McDougall · 301 S.E.2d 308
State v. Grooms · 540 S.E.2d 713
State v. Colson · 163 S.E.2d 376
State v. Britt · 204 S.E.2d 817
State v. Nelson · 260 S.E.2d 629
State v. Parker · 553 S.E.2d 885
State v. Adcock · 310 S.E.2d 587
State v. Roper · 402 S.E.2d 600
State v. Bass · 186 S.E.2d 384
State v. Sneeden · 164 S.E.2d 190
State v. Arnold · 199 S.E.2d 423
State v. Monk · 229 S.E.2d 163
State v. Turner · 150 S.E.2d 406
State v. Bishop · 158 S.E.2d 511
State v. Swift · 226 S.E.2d 652
State v. Spaulding · 219 S.E.2d 178
State v. Alford · 222 S.E.2d 222
Gregory v. Lynch · 155 S.E.2d 488
State v. Mercer · 343 S.E.2d 885

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