State v. Painter

Decided December 12, 1950. William T. Lovins wrote the opinion for the court.

63 S.E.2d 86 · Cited 57 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. Burdette · 63 S.E.2d 69
• In Re Kemmler · 136 U.S. 436
• State v. Page · 130 S.E. 426
• State v. Lewis · 57 S.E.2d 513
• McElvaine v. Brush · 142 U.S. 155
• State v. Simon · 52 S.E.2d 725
• Williams v. State Compensation Commissioner · 31 S.E.2d 546
• State v. Taylor · 142 S.E. 254
• State v. Farley · 23 S.E.2d 616
• Cohn v. Ketchum · 17 S.E.2d 43
• Cline v. Evans and Tallman · 31 S.E.2d 681
• State v. Beckner · 190 S.E. 693
• State v. Roberts · 11 S.E.2d 172
• State v. Manstoff · 189 S.E. 698
• Dawkins v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 55
• Shackelford v. Commonwealth · 183 Va. 423
• Carson v. Commonwealth · 188 Va. 398
• Little v. Commonwealth · 163 Va. 1020
• Commonwealth v. Lisowski · 274 Pa. 222
• Jones v. Commonwealth · 187 Va. 133

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• State v. Bragg · 87 S.E.2d 689
• State v. Bragg · 140 W. Va. 585
• State Ex Rel. Pingley v. Coiner · 186 S.E.2d 220
• State v. Grimm · 195 S.E.2d 637
• State v. Burdette · 135 W. Va. 312
• State v. Guthrie · 461 S.E.2d 163
• Wilhelm v. State · 326 A.2d 707
• Wanstreet v. Bordenkircher · 276 S.E.2d 205
• State v. Hatfield · 286 S.E.2d 402
• State v. Huffman · 87 S.E.2d 541
• State v. Hinkle · 489 S.E.2d 257
• State Ex Rel. Heck's, Inc. v. Gates · 141 S.E.2d 369
• State Ex Rel. Slatton v. Boles · 130 S.E.2d 192
• Winter Ex Rel. Winter v. MacQueen · 239 S.E.2d 660
• State v. Dunn · 246 S.E.2d 245
• State v. Hall · 298 S.E.2d 246
• State v. Davis · 345 S.E.2d 549
• State v. Gum · 309 S.E.2d 32
• Pyles v. Boles · 135 S.E.2d 692
• State of West Virginia v. Steward Butler · 239 W. Va. 168
• State v. Franklin · 139 W. Va. 43
• State v. Ferguson · 270 S.E.2d 166
• State v. Burdette · 63 S.E.2d 69
• State Ex Rel. Atkinson v. Wilson · 332 S.E.2d 807
• Edwards v. Leverette · 258 S.E.2d 436

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