State Supreme Court / Mo.

State v. Sweeney

Decided December 17, 1985. Warren Dee Welliver wrote the opinion for the court.

701 S.W.2d 420 · Cited 88 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.

Massachusetts v. Sheppard · 468 U.S. 981
State v. Collins · 669 S.W.2d 933
State v. Wandix · 590 S.W.2d 82
State v. Swoboda · 658 S.W.2d 24
In Re Tompkins'estate · 341 S.W.2d 866
Ex Parte Lockhart · 171 S.W.2d 660
State v. Hurd · 657 S.W.2d 337
State v. Brown · 584 S.W.2d 413
State v. McCoy · 647 S.W.2d 862
Streeter v. Hundley · 580 S.W.2d 283

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