State Supreme Court / Nev.

State v. Silva

Decided December 28, 1970. Gordon Rufus Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

478 P.2d 591 · Cited 68 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.

Rice v. Clark County · 382 P.2d 605
Harrigan v. City of Reno · 475 P.2d 94
Taylor v. State and Univ. · 311 P.2d 733
Walsh v. Clark County School District · 419 P.2d 774
Hardgrave v. State Ex Rel. State Highway Department · 389 P.2d 249
Evangelical United Brethren Church v. State · 67 Wash. 2d 246

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