State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Thompkins

Decided May 14, 1997. Deborah L. Cook wrote the opinion for the court.

78 Ohio St. 3d 380 · Cited 16,183 times

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State v. Jenks · 61 Ohio St. 3d 259
State v. Dehass · 10 Ohio St. 2d 230
State v. Martin · 485 N.E.2d 717
State v. Gaines · 46 Ohio St. 3d 65

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