State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Head

Decided November 14, 1996. Arthur M. Recht wrote the opinion for the court.

480 S.E.2d 507 · Cited 238 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.

United States v. Addonizio · 442 U.S. 178
State v. Thornton · 478 S.E.2d 576
State v. Goodnight · 287 S.E.2d 504
Burgess v. Porterfield · 469 S.E.2d 114
Burnside v. Burnside · 460 S.E.2d 264
Carter v. Carter · 470 S.E.2d 193
State v. Broughton · 470 S.E.2d 413
State v. Hays · 408 S.E.2d 614
State Ex Rel. Hoover v. Berger · 483 S.E.2d 12

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