State Supreme Court / W. Va.

State v. Williams

Decided June 27, 1983. Darrell V. McGraw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

305 S.E.2d 251 · Cited 134 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. Bolling · 246 S.E.2d 631
State Ex Rel. Hall v. Strickler · 285 S.E.2d 143
State v. Vance · 250 S.E.2d 146
State v. Williams · 230 S.E.2d 742
State v. Burton · 254 S.E.2d 129
State v. Peacher · 280 S.E.2d 559
State v. Pratt · 244 S.E.2d 227
State v. Pancake · 296 S.E.2d 37
Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
State v. Boyd · 280 S.E.2d 669
State v. Starkey · 244 S.E.2d 219
State v. Sims · 248 S.E.2d 834
Conner v. Griffith · 160 W. Va. 680
State v. Pendry · 227 S.E.2d 210
Waye v. Commonwealth · 251 S.E.2d 202
State v. Clawson · 270 S.E.2d 659
State v. Bailey · 155 S.E.2d 850
State v. Henry · 198 So. 910
State v. Payne · 280 S.E.2d 72
State v. Wooldridge · 40 S.E.2d 899
State v. Beacraft · 30 S.E.2d 541
State v. Sette · 242 S.E.2d 464
Patterson v. Commonwealth · 283 S.E.2d 212
State Ex Rel. Dandy v. Thompson · 134 S.E.2d 730
State v. Fairchild · 298 S.E.2d 110

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