State Supreme Court / Iowa

State v. Hamilton

Decided August 26, 1981. W. Ward Reynoldson wrote the opinion for the court.

309 N.W.2d 471 · Cited 85 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. Magnuson · 308 N.W.2d 83
State v. Aldape · 307 N.W.2d 32
State v. Schrier · 300 N.W.2d 305
State v. Heinz · 275 N.W. 10
State v. Fryer · 226 N.W.2d 36
State v. Christie · 53 N.W.2d 887
State v. Wright · 234 N.W.2d 99
State v. Lybarger · 263 N.W.2d 545
State v. Robinson · 288 N.W.2d 337
State v. Petersen · 288 N.W.2d 332
State v. Zaehringer · 306 N.W.2d 792
State v. Leib · 198 Iowa 1315
State v. Smith · 240 N.W.2d 693
State v. Moorhead · 308 N.W.2d 60
State v. York · 256 N.W.2d 922
State v. Cennon · 201 N.W.2d 715

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