State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Lawson (Slip Opinion)

Decided October 7, 2021. Sharon L. Kennedy wrote the opinion for the court.

179 N.E.3d 1216 · Cited 58 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.

Drope v. Missouri · 420 U.S. 162
State v. Bock · 28 Ohio St. 3d 108
State v. Cowans · 87 Ohio St. 3d 68
State v. Trimble · 2009 Ohio 2961
State v. Ashworth · 85 Ohio St. 3d 56
State v. Johnson (Slip Opinion) · 2015 Ohio 4903
State v. Mink · 101 Ohio St. 3d 350
State v. Ballard · 66 Ohio St. 2d 473
State v. Bays · 87 Ohio St. 3d 15
State v. Obermiller (Slip Opinion) · 2016 Ohio 1594
State v. Thomas · 97 Ohio St. 3d 309
State v. Were · 94 Ohio St. 3d 173
State v. Davis · 2014 Ohio 1615
State v. Campbell · 95 Ohio St. 3d 48
State v. Ketterer · 111 Ohio St. 3d 70
State v. Berry · 72 Ohio St. 3d 354
State v. Mammone (Slip Opinion) · 2014 Ohio 1942
State v. Belton (Slip Opinion) · 2016 Ohio 1581
State v. Roberts · 2013 Ohio 4580
State v. Bradley · 42 Ohio St. 3d 136
State v. Phillips · 74 Ohio St. 3d 72
State v. Murphy · 91 Ohio St. 3d 516
State v. Powell · 2012 Ohio 2577
State v. Cooey · 46 Ohio St. 3d 20
State v. Richey · 64 Ohio St. 3d 353

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