State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Thompkins

Decided May 14, 1997. Andrew Douglas wrote the opinion for the court.

1997 Ohio 52 · Cited 3,391 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. Jenks · 61 Ohio St. 3d 259
State v. Martin · 485 N.E.2d 717
State v. Gaines · 46 Ohio St. 3d 65
State v. Dehass · 10 Ohio St. 2d 230
State v. Thompkins · 78 Ohio St. 3d 380

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