State v. Ritchie
Decided April 3, 2000. William M. Barker wrote the opinion for the court.
20 S.W.3d 624 · Cited 504 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.
- Bomar v. State Ex Rel. Stewart · 300 S.W.2d 885
- Archer v. State · 851 S.W.2d 157
- McNally v. Hill · 293 U.S. 131
- Rodman v. Pothier · 264 U.S. 399
- State Ex Rel. Dufault v. Utecht · 19 N.W.2d 706
- Taylor v. State · 995 S.W.2d 78
- Dykes v. Compton · 978 S.W.2d 528
- Ussery v. Avery · 432 S.W.2d 656
- State Ex Rel. Holbrook v. Bomar · 364 S.W.2d 887
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