Steinberg v. State

Decided March 27, 1981. Joseph A. Bevilacqua wrote the opinion for the court.

427 A.2d 338 · Cited 154 times

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• DeNardo v. Fairmount Foundries Cranston, Inc. · 399 A.2d 1229
• Doyle v. State · 411 A.2d 907
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