State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Mechling

Decided June 30, 2006. Larry Starcher wrote the opinion for the court.

633 S.E.2d 311 · Cited 141 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.

State v. James Edward S. · 400 S.E.2d 843
State v. Mason · 460 S.E.2d 36
State v. Kennedy · 517 S.E.2d 457
State v. Thomas · 203 S.E.2d 445
Public Citizen, Inc. v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 480 S.E.2d 538
State Ex Rel. Grob v. Blair · 214 S.E.2d 330
State v. Salmons · 509 S.E.2d 842
State v. Jenkins · 466 S.E.2d 471
Hammon v. State · 829 N.E.2d 444

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