State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. McGinnis

Decided December 8, 1994. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

455 S.E.2d 516 · Cited 257 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.

Huddleston v. United States · 485 U.S. 681
State v. Dolin · 347 S.E.2d 208
TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 419 S.E.2d 870
State v. Thomas · 203 S.E.2d 445
Arnoldt v. Ashland Oil, Inc. · 412 S.E.2d 795
People v. Garner · 806 P.2d 366
State v. Spicer · 245 S.E.2d 922
State v. Edward Charles L. · 398 S.E.2d 123
Painter v. Peavy · 451 S.E.2d 755
State v. Hatfield · 286 S.E.2d 402
State v. Vance · 250 S.E.2d 146
State v. Farley · 452 S.E.2d 50
State v. Kopa · 311 S.E.2d 412
Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance · 396 S.E.2d 766
State v. McAboy · 236 S.E.2d 431
Wimer v. Hinkle · 379 S.E.2d 383
State v. McArdle · 194 S.E.2d 174
State v. Clements · 334 S.E.2d 600
State v. Walker · 425 S.E.2d 616
State v. Pancake · 296 S.E.2d 37
State v. Hanna · 378 S.E.2d 640
State v. Harris · 272 S.E.2d 471
State v. Richards · 438 S.E.2d 331
State v. Stollings · 212 S.E.2d 745

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State v. LaRock · 470 S.E.2d 613
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Rankin v. State · 974 S.W.2d 707
Barlow v. Hester Industries, Inc. · 479 S.E.2d 628
State v. Taylor · 593 S.E.2d 645
State of West Virginia v. Gary Lee Rollins · 233 W. Va. 715
State v. Graham · 541 S.E.2d 341
State v. Willett · 674 S.E.2d 602
McKenzie v. Carroll International Corp. · 610 S.E.2d 341
State of West Virginia v. Lamar Dorsey · 234 W. Va. 15
State of West Virginia v. Gary Richard Baker · 230 W. Va. 407
State of West Virginia v. Charles Edward Bruffey · 231 W. Va. 502
State of West Virginia v. Gary A. · 237 W. Va. 762
State v. Dennis · 607 S.E.2d 437

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