State Supreme Court / Ohio

State v. Williams

Decided August 24, 1983. Ralph Sidney Locher wrote the opinion for the court.

6 Ohio St. 3d 281 · Cited 530 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.

State v. Childs · 14 Ohio St. 2d 56
State v. Gordon · 28 Ohio St. 2d 45
State v. Lancaster · 25 Ohio St. 2d 83
State v. Grisafulli · 19 N.E.2d 645
Rios v. United States · 364 U.S. 253
Shields v. United States · 273 U.S. 583
State v. Wilson · 30 Ohio St. 2d 199

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State v. Taylor · 78 Ohio St. 3d 15
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State v. Todd · 2018 Ohio 4252
State v. Rahman · 23 Ohio St. 3d 146
State v. Drummond, Unpublished Decision (12-20-2006) · 2006 Ohio 7078
State v. Leib · 2024 Ohio 1081
State v. Kilgore, Unpublished Decision (5-1-2006) · 2006 Ohio 2139
State v. Stephens, Unpublished Decision (5-12-2000)
State v. DeMarco · 31 Ohio St. 3d 191
State v. Green · 2000 Ohio 182
State v. White · 82 Ohio St. 3d 16
State v. Hill · 73 Ohio St. 3d 433
State v. Knuckles · 1992 Ohio 64
State v. Taylor · 1997 Ohio 243
State v. White · 1998 Ohio 363
State v. Hill · 1995 Ohio 287
State v. Butcher · 170 Ohio App. 3d 52
State v. Luff · 621 N.E.2d 493
State v. Dumas · 2015 Ohio 2683
State v. Lazzerini · 173 N.E.3d 907
State v. Love, Unpublished Decision (4-11-2006) · 2006 Ohio 1824
State v. Ahreshien · 2021 Ohio 1223
State v. Dudley · 2014 Ohio 584
State v. Finger, Unpublished Decision (1-29-2003)

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