State Supreme Court / Minn.

State v. Spreigl

Decided December 17, 1965. James C. Otis wrote the opinion for the court.

139 N.W.2d 167 · Cited 368 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. DePauw · 246 Minn. 91
State v. Sorenson · 134 N.W.2d 115
State v. Wofford · 262 Minn. 112
State v. Gavle · 234 Minn. 186
State v. Haney · 18 N.W.2d 315
State v. Thompson · 241 Minn. 59
State v. Elijah · 289 N.W. 575
State v. Gress · 250 Minn. 337
State v. Hines · 133 N.W.2d 371
State v. Elli · 267 Minn. 185
City of St. Paul v. Greene · 238 Minn. 202
People v. Mooney · 109 N.W.2d 845
State v. Stuart · 281 N.W. 299
Luley v. Luley · 234 Minn. 324

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