State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Williams

Decided October 8, 1981. Charles F. Stafford wrote the opinion for the court.

634 P.2d 868 · Cited 259 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.

Knecht v. Marzano · 396 P.2d 782
Bunnell v. Barr · 415 P.2d 640
State v. Wright · 557 P.2d 1
State v. Franks · 445 P.2d 200
Hudson v. Louisiana · 450 U.S. 40
State v. Brent · 191 P.2d 682
Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1
Local Union 1296 v. City of Kennewick · 86 Wash. 2d 156
State v. Peele · 409 P.2d 663
Roberts v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 568 P.2d 764
Leschi Improvement Council v. Washington State Highway Commission · 525 P.2d 774
State v. Blight · 569 P.2d 1129
Daughtry v. Jet Aeration Co. · 592 P.2d 631
Jones v. Hogan · 351 P.2d 153
Transamerica Insurance Group v. United Pacific Insurance · 593 P.2d 156
Carabba v. Anacortes School District No. 103 · 435 P.2d 936
Rettinger v. Bresnahan · 257 P.2d 633
State v. Marks · 427 P.2d 1008
Warren v. Hart · 429 P.2d 873
Nelson v. Martinson · 328 P.2d 703
Riley v. Rhay · 454 P.2d 820
Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Cushman · 158 P.2d 101
Gross v. Department of Labor & Industries · 33 P.2d 376
State v. Douglas · 75 P.2d 1005
State v. Collins · 435 P.2d 538

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State v. MacOn · 911 P.2d 1004
State v. Griffin · 117 N.M. 745
State v. Lopez · 410 P.3d 1117
State v. Macon · 128 Wash. 2d 784
In re the Personal Restraint of Brown · 143 Wash. 2d 431
State v. Statler · 160 Wash. App. 622
State v. Ieng · 942 P.2d 1091
State v. Gassman · 160 Wash. App. 600
State v. Moran · 181 Wash. App. 316
State v. Larson · 249 P.3d 669
State v. Swan · 790 P.2d 610
State v. Harris · 725 P.2d 975
In Re Petition for Writ of Prohibition · 539 A.2d 664
State v. Thach · 106 P.3d 782
Rasmussen v. Bendotti · 29 P.3d 56
In Re Hegney · 158 P.3d 1193
National Federation of Retired Persons v. Insurance Commissioner · 838 P.2d 680
State v. Larson · 160 Wash. App. 577

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