State Supreme Court / Iowa

State v. Sullivan

Decided April 7, 2004. Louis A. Lavorato wrote the opinion for the court.

679 N.W.2d 19 · Cited 169 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.

Shawhan v. Polk County · 420 N.W.2d 808
State v. Barrett · 401 N.W.2d 184
State v. Mitchell · 633 N.W.2d 295
State v. McDaniel · 512 N.W.2d 305
Thompson v. United States · 546 A.2d 414
State v. Plaster · 424 N.W.2d 226
State v. Casady · 491 N.W.2d 782
State v. Mullen · 216 N.W.2d 375
State v. Cott · 283 N.W.2d 324
Mercer v. Pittway Corp. · 616 N.W.2d 602
State v. Wright · 191 N.W.2d 638
State v. Mattingly · 220 N.W.2d 865
State v. Scalise · 660 N.W.2d 58
State v. Roth · 403 N.W.2d 762
State v. Daly · 623 N.W.2d 799
State v. Deanda · 218 N.W.2d 649
State v. Howell · 290 N.W.2d 355
Lewis v. Kennison · 278 N.W.2d 12

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