State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Were

Decided June 17, 2008. Paul E. Pfeifer wrote the opinion for the court.

118 Ohio St. 3d 448 · Cited 275 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. Childs · 14 Ohio St. 2d 56
State v. Foust · 2004 Ohio 7006
State v. Murphy · 91 Ohio St. 3d 516
State v. Wogenstahl · 75 Ohio St. 3d 344
State v. LaMar · 95 Ohio St. 3d 181
State v. Hill · 75 Ohio St. 3d 195
State v. Keith · 79 Ohio St. 3d 514
State v. Hartman · 93 Ohio St. 3d 274
State v. Skatzes · 104 Ohio St. 3d 195
State v. Robb · 88 Ohio St. 3d 59
State v. Filiaggi · 86 Ohio St. 3d 230
State v. White · 85 Ohio St. 3d 433
State v. Dehass · 10 Ohio St. 2d 230
State v. Jenks · 61 Ohio St. 3d 259
State v. Bradley · 42 Ohio St. 3d 136
State v. Carter · 72 Ohio St. 3d 545
State v. Phillips · 74 Ohio St. 3d 72
State v. Waddy · 63 Ohio St. 3d 424
State v. Issa · 93 Ohio St. 3d 49
State v. Landrum · 53 Ohio St. 3d 107
State v. Getsy · 84 Ohio St. 3d 180
State v. Mason · 82 Ohio St. 3d 144
State v. Slagle · 65 Ohio St. 3d 597
State v. DePew · 38 Ohio St. 3d 275
State v. Steffen · 31 Ohio St. 3d 111

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State v. Adams (Slip Opinion) · 2015 Ohio 3954
State v. Short · 2011 Ohio 3641
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State v. Jackson (Slip Opinion) · 2014 Ohio 3707
State v. Cepec (Slip Opinion) · 2016 Ohio 8076
State v. Lawson (Slip Opinion) · 179 N.E.3d 1216
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State v. Drain · 170 Ohio St. 3d 107
State v. Tyler · 2011 Ohio 3937
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