State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Louk

Decided March 25, 1983. Sam R. Harshbarger wrote the opinion for the court.

301 S.E.2d 596 · Cited 122 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.

Marks v. United States · 430 U.S. 188
State v. Kirtley · 162 W. Va. 249
People v. Bryant · 345 N.E.2d 480
Commonwealth v. Carita · 249 N.E.2d 5
State v. Crescenzo · 332 A.2d 421
State v. McNeal · 251 S.E.2d 484
State v. Superior Court in and for County of Maricopa · 390 P.2d 109
Commonwealth v. Edgerly · 361 N.E.2d 1289
Sutton v. State · 334 A.2d 126
State v. Bowyer · 101 S.E.2d 243
Dinning v. State · 269 N.E.2d 371
State v. Benoit · 363 A.2d 207
State v. Felter · 515 P.2d 138
State Ex Rel. Drew v. Steinbock · 595 P.2d 1234
State v. Greenlief · 285 S.E.2d 391
People v. Tate · 323 N.E.2d 485
State v. Persinger · 286 S.E.2d 261
State v. Louk · 171 W. Va. 639
State v. Clawson · 270 S.E.2d 659
State v. Bad Heart Bull · 257 N.W.2d 715
State v. Martin · 376 So. 2d 300
State v. Gwinn · 288 S.E.2d 533
United States v. Alexander · 428 A.2d 42
State v. Kaseman · 273 N.W.2d 716
State v. W.J.B. · 166 W. Va. 602

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Province v. Province · 473 S.E.2d 894
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Voelker v. Frederick Business Properties Co. · 465 S.E.2d 246
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State v. Jenkins · 443 S.E.2d 244
State v. Nichols · 541 S.E.2d 310
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State Ex Rel. Allen v. Bedell · 454 S.E.2d 77
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State v. Jenkins · 466 S.E.2d 471
State v. Hutchinson · 342 S.E.2d 138
State v. Payne · 694 S.E.2d 935
State v. Newcomb · 679 S.E.2d 675
State v. George W.H. · 439 S.E.2d 423
State v. McFarland · 332 S.E.2d 217
State v. Pettrey · 549 S.E.2d 323

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