State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Lucas

Decided November 20, 1997. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

496 S.E.2d 221 · Cited 356 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.

Fox v. State · 347 S.E.2d 197
State v. Haught · 371 S.E.2d 54
Armstead v. Dale · 294 S.E.2d 122
State Ex Rel. Brewer v. Starcher · 465 S.E.2d 185
Cottrell v. Public Finance Corp. · 256 S.E.2d 575
Smith v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 219 S.E.2d 361
State v. Head · 480 S.E.2d 507
State v. Hawkins · 656 P.2d 1264
Dolin v. Roberts · 317 S.E.2d 802
State v. Short · 350 S.E.2d 1
State v. Whetzel · 200 W. Va. 45
Moran v. Reed · 338 S.E.2d 175
Lacourse v. City of Saint Paul · 200 N.W.2d 905
Stockert v. Council on World Service & Finance of the Methodist Church · 189 W. Va. 1

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