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State v. Rufener

Decided September 30, 1986. George W. Wuest wrote the opinion for the court.

392 N.W.2d 424 · Cited 93 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.

State v. Gage · 302 N.W.2d 793
State v. Johnson · 139 N.W.2d 232
State v. Houghton · 272 N.W.2d 788
State v. Chief Eagle · 377 N.W.2d 141
Brown v. United States · 411 U.S. 223
State v. Fox · 313 N.W.2d 38
State v. Kietzke · 186 N.W.2d 551
State v. Dominiack · 334 N.W.2d 51
State v. Means · 363 N.W.2d 565
People v. Bennett · 224 N.W.2d 840
State v. Johnson · 316 N.W.2d 652
State v. Rose · 324 N.W.2d 894
State v. Maves · 358 N.W.2d 805
Flathers v. Wilson & Co. · 255 N.W. 149
State v. McBride · 296 N.W.2d 551
State v. Willis · 370 N.W.2d 193
State v. Wilson · 297 N.W.2d 477
State v. Reutter · 374 N.W.2d 617
State v. Dace · 333 N.W.2d 812
Grooms v. State · 320 N.W.2d 149
High Elk v. State · 344 N.W.2d 497
Staton v. State · 397 So. 2d 227
State v. Wiegers · 373 N.W.2d 1
State v. Remacle · 386 N.W.2d 38
State v. Lien · 305 N.W.2d 388

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State v. Rufener · 401 N.W.2d 740
State v. Thien Thanh La · 540 N.W.2d 180
State v. Mattson · 2005 SD 71
State v. Lassiter · 2005 SD 8
State v. Erickson · 525 N.W.2d 703
State v. Moeller · 1996 SD 60
State v. Goodroad · 1997 SD 46
State v. Smith · 1999 SD 83
State v. Champagne · 422 N.W.2d 840
Veeder v. Kennedy · 1999 SD 23
State v. Ashker · 412 N.W.2d 97
State v. Oster · 495 N.W.2d 305
State v. Werner · 482 N.W.2d 286
City of Sioux Falls v. Kelley · 513 N.W.2d 97
State v. Anderson · 2000 SD 45
State v. Larson · 1998 SD 80
Carpenter v. City of Belle Fourche · 2000 SD 55
State v. Wall · 481 N.W.2d 259
State v. Christopherson · 482 N.W.2d 298
State v. Perovich · 2001 SD 96
State v. Dickey · 459 N.W.2d 445
State v. Perkins · 444 N.W.2d 34
State v. Woodfork · 454 N.W.2d 332
In the Matter of Estate of Duebendorfer · 2006 SD 79
State v. Eagle Hawk · 411 N.W.2d 120

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