State v. Sears

Decided August 20, 1976. Jay Andrew Rabinowitz wrote the opinion for the court.

553 P.2d 907 · Cited 88 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.

• Dimmick v. State · 473 P.2d 616
• In Re Martinez · 463 P.2d 734
• People v. Dowery · 312 N.E.2d 682
• Weeks v. United States · 232 U.S. 383
• People v. Dowery · 340 N.E.2d 529
• Leogrande v. State Liquor Authority · 19 N.Y.2d 418
• People v. Cahan · 282 P.2d 905
• Commonwealth v. Kates · 452 Pa. 102
• Martin v. State · 517 P.2d 1389
• Stone v. Shea · 113 N.H. 174
• State v. Kuhn · 499 P.2d 49
• Reeves v. Turner · 501 P.2d 1212
• J. M. A. v. State · 542 P.2d 170
• Leogrande v. State Liquor Authority · 25 A.D.2d 225
• Tamez v. State · 534 S.W.2d 686
• McGinnis v. Stevens · 543 P.2d 1221
• U. S. Ex Rel. Lombardino v. Heyd · 318 F. Supp. 648
• Michaud v. State · 505 P.2d 1399
• Hunnicutt v. State · 527 P.2d 1292

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• Stephan v. State · 711 P.2d 1156
• Payne v. Robinson · 207 Conn. 565
• State v. Sundberg · 611 P.2d 44
• Paul v. State · 560 P.2d 754
• State v. Turner · 257 Kan. 19
• Thompson v. United States · 444 A.2d 972
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• Hughes v. Gwinn · 290 S.E.2d 5
• State v. Turner · 873 P.2d 208
• Souders v. Kroboth · 547 F. Supp. 187
• State v. Unger · 356 Or. 59
• State ex rel. Wright v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority · 75 Ohio St. 3d 82

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