State Supreme Court / Vt.

State v. Pelican

Decided July 23, 1993. James L. Morse wrote the opinion for the court.

632 A.2d 24 · Cited 75 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. Camley · 438 A.2d 1131
State v. Roy · 557 A.2d 884
State v. Snide · 560 A.2d 380
State v. Johnson · 615 A.2d 132
State v. Valley · 571 A.2d 579
State v. Wheelock · 609 A.2d 972
State v. Doucette · 470 A.2d 676
State v. Unwin · 424 A.2d 251
State v. Billado · 446 A.2d 778
State v. Weeks · 628 A.2d 1262
State v. Hoadley · 512 A.2d 879
State v. Roberts · 574 A.2d 1248
State v. Davignon · 565 A.2d 1301
State v. Lettieri · 543 A.2d 683
State v. Giroux · 561 A.2d 403
State v. Day · 540 A.2d 1042

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State v. Congress · 198 Vt. 241
State v. LaCourse · 168 Vt. 162
In re Carter · 176 Vt. 322
State v. Brooks · 658 A.2d 22
State v. Sexton · 2006 VT 55
State v. Tahair · 772 A.2d 1079
State v. Mears · 749 A.2d 600
State v. Erwin · 2011 VT 41
State v. Verrinder · 637 A.2d 1382
State v. Russo · 177 Vt. 394
State v. McGee · 655 A.2d 729
State v. Hassimiou Bangoura · 171 A.3d 50
State v. Bain · 2009 VT 34
State v. Yoh · 910 A.2d 853
Thompson v. State · 901 A.2d 208
People v. Jimenez · 217 P.3d 841
State v. Carter · 674 A.2d 1258
State v. Couture · 734 A.2d 524
State v. Decoteau · 182 Vt. 433
State v. Wigg · 2005 VT 91
State v. Fisher · 702 A.2d 41

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