State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Miller

Decided May 18, 1995. Franklin Cleckley wrote the opinion for the court.

459 S.E.2d 114 · Cited 981 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.

Vest v. Bd. of Educ. of Cty. of Nicholas · 455 S.E.2d 781
United States v. Atkinson · 297 U.S. 157
Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins · 310 U.S. 381
State v. England · 376 S.E.2d 548
Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · 384 U.S. 394
United States v. Mendoza · 464 U.S. 154
Conley v. Spillers · 301 S.E.2d 216
Barefoot v. Sundale Nursing Home · 457 S.E.2d 152
State v. Triplett · 421 S.E.2d 511
State v. Honaker · 454 S.E.2d 96
Mellon-Stuart Co. v. Hall · 359 S.E.2d 124
State v. Dozier · 255 S.E.2d 552
State v. Wilson · 180 Conn. 481
State v. Spence · 388 S.E.2d 498
Lane v. Williams · 144 S.E.2d 234
State v. Kilmer · 439 S.E.2d 881
BTC Leasing, Inc. v. Martin · 685 S.W.2d 191
Liller v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission · 376 S.E.2d 639
People v. Demery · 104 Cal. App. 3d 548
State v. Wickline · 399 S.E.2d 42
State v. Mayo · 443 S.E.2d 236
State v. Whitt · 400 S.E.2d 584
Keating v. Department of Natural Resources · 232 S.E.2d 84
State v. Porter · 392 S.E.2d 216

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Maples v. West Virginia Department of Commerce · 475 S.E.2d 410
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State v. Garrett · 466 S.E.2d 481
State of West Virginia v. Gary A. · 237 W. Va. 762
State v. Crabtree · 482 S.E.2d 605
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Gribben v. Kirk · 466 S.E.2d 147
State Ex Rel. Morgan v. Trent · 465 S.E.2d 257

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