State Supreme Court / Haw.

State v. Melemai

Decided April 29, 1982. Herman Lum wrote the opinion for the court.

643 P.2d 541 · Cited 52 times

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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. Patterson · 581 P.2d 752
People v. Manis · 268 Cal. App. 2d 653
State v. Kalai · 537 P.2d 8
State v. Sugimoto · 614 P.2d 386
People v. Samuel · 29 N.Y.2d 252
State v. Engstrom · 487 P.2d 205
Marchetti v. United States · 390 U.S. 39
State v. Smyth · 397 A.2d 497
Banks v. Commonwealth · 217 Va. 527

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State v. Russo · 681 P.2d 553
State v. Ikaika · 698 P.2d 281
State v. Naititi · 87 P.3d 893
State v. Blanding · 752 P.2d 99
State v. Wallace · 94 P.3d 1275
State v. Wyatt · 687 P.2d 544
State v. Blackshire · 10 Haw. App. 123
Kernan v. Tanaka · 856 P.2d 1207
State v. Kauhi · 948 P.2d 1036
State v. Kaleohano · 56 P.3d 138
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State v. Kuba · 706 P.2d 1305
Latu v. Mukasey · 547 F.3d 1070
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State v. Roman · 772 P.2d 113
State v. Ramones · 744 P.2d 514
State v. Ah Loo · 9 P.3d 513
Winterrowd v. Municipality of Anchorage · 139 P.3d 590
People v. Goodin · 668 N.W.2d 392
State v. Harmon · 2006 WI App 214

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