State Supreme Court / N.C.

State v. Spence

Decided December 11, 1968. Robert Hunt Parker wrote the opinion for the court.

164 S.E.2d 593 · Cited 51 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. Spence · 155 S.E.2d 802
State v. Peele · 161 S.E.2d 568
Logan v. United States · 144 U.S. 263
State v. Childs · 152 S.E.2d 453
Singer v. United States · 380 U.S. 24
Hayes v. Missouri · 120 U.S. 68
State v. Forcella · 245 A.2d 181
State v. McMillan · 65 S.E.2d 212
In Re Anderson · 447 P.2d 117
State v. Griffin · 100 S.E.2d 49
State v. . Camby · 182 S.E. 715
State v. Arnold · 129 S.E.2d 229
State v. Denny · 105 S.E.2d 446
State v. Bumpers · 155 S.E.2d 173
The PEOPLE v. Witherspoon · 190 N.E.2d 281
Parker v. State · 162 S.E.2d 526
State v. Simmons · 72 S.E.2d 743
The People v. Witherspoon · 224 N.E.2d 259
State v. . Blue · 14 S.E.2d 635
State v. Harper · 162 S.E.2d 712
United States v. Jackson · 262 F. Supp. 716

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State v. Roseboro · 171 S.E.2d 886
State v. Ruth · 170 S.E.2d 897
State v. Childs · 187 S.E.2d 78
Parker v. North Carolina · 397 U.S. 790
State v. Etheridge · 352 S.E.2d 673
State v. Silhan · 275 S.E.2d 450
State v. Westbrook · 181 S.E.2d 572
State v. Kirkley · 302 S.E.2d 144
State v. Noell · 202 S.E.2d 750
State v. Williams · 165 S.E.2d 481
State v. Lee · 176 S.E.2d 765
State v. Blackwell · 174 S.E.2d 534
State v. Doss · 183 S.E.2d 671
State v. Williams · 174 S.E.2d 503
State v. Fowler · 203 S.E.2d 803
State v. Carey · 206 S.E.2d 213
State v. Hamby · 174 S.E.2d 385
State v. Honeycutt · 203 S.E.2d 844
State v. Barber · 179 S.E.2d 404
Bean v. State · 465 P.2d 133
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