State Supreme Court / N.C.

State v. Smith

Decided December 10, 1985. Louis B. Meyer wrote the opinion for the court.

337 S.E.2d 833 · Cited 272 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. Padilla · 329 N.W.2d 263
State v. Brown · 268 S.E.2d 201
State v. Hamlet · 321 S.E.2d 837
Bridges v. State · 19 N.W.2d 862
State v. Powell · 261 S.E.2d 114
State v. Williams · 301 S.E.2d 335
United States v. Narciso · 446 F. Supp. 252
State v. Bryant · 191 S.E.2d 745
State v. Redfern · 230 S.E.2d 152
State v. Bright · 271 S.E.2d 368
State v. Horner · 311 S.E.2d 281
State v. Higginbottom · 324 S.E.2d 834
State v. Gollon · 340 N.W.2d 912
State v. Robinson · 313 S.E.2d 571
State Ex Rel. Harris v. Schmidt · 230 N.W.2d 890
State v. Wood · 319 S.E.2d 247
State v. Sauls · 230 S.E.2d 390
Love v. State · 219 N.W.2d 294
People v. Bonneau · 35 N.W.2d 161
State v. Spain · 164 S.E.2d 486
Goldade v. State · 674 P.2d 721
State v. Creighton · 462 A.2d 980

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Strickland v. Doe · 577 S.E.2d 124
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Matter of Lucas · 380 S.E.2d 563
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In re Gallinato · 106 N.C. App. 376
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