State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Watson

Decided October 20, 1971. James Joseph Patrick Corrigan wrote the opinion for the court.

28 Ohio St. 2d 15 · Cited 51 times

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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.

People v. Peete · 28 Cal. 2d 306
The PEOPLE v. Morehead · 259 N.E.2d 8
Schaumberg v. State · 432 P.2d 500
State v. Hudgens · 423 P.2d 90
State v. Wigglesworth · 18 Ohio St. 2d 171
State v. Pruett · 18 Ohio St. 2d 167
Bray v. State · 450 P.2d 512

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State v. Wright, Unpublished Decision (12-6-2001)
State v. Crosby · 186 Ohio App. 3d 453
State v. Bloomfield, Unpublished Decision (2-17-2004) · 2004 Ohio 749
State v. Lott · 51 Ohio St. 3d 160
State v. Foster · 2011 Ohio 2781
State v. Coley · 93 Ohio St. 3d 253
State v. Boles · 187 Ohio App. 3d 345
State v. Coley · 2001 Ohio 1340
State v. Semenchuk · 701 N.E.2d 19
State v. Anderson · 30 Ohio St. 2d 66
State v. Jackson (Slip Opinion) · 2018 Ohio 2169
State v. Sanders-Frye · 2012 Ohio 934
In the Matter of Harris, Unpublished Decision (6-7-2000)
State v. Wilson · 30 Ohio St. 2d 199
In re M.H. (Slip Opinion) · 2020 Ohio 5485
State v. Phillips · 2011 Ohio 6773
State v. Ervin, Unpublished Decision (11-8-2007) · 2007 Ohio 5942
State v. Tussing · 2011 Ohio 1727
Martin v. Wilson · 419 F. Supp. 2d 976
State v. Hamilton · 2012 Ohio 1542
In Re L.G. · 2018 Ohio 3750
State v. Lane · 49 Ohio St. 2d 77
State v. Jones, Unpublished Decision (9-30-2004) · 2004 Ohio 5205
State v. Jackson · 2012 Ohio 3785
State v. Kuruc · 2017 Ohio 4112

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