Whittem v. State

Decided May 15, 1871. Samuel H. Buskirk wrote the opinion for the court.

36 Ind. 196 · Cited 57 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. Tipton · 1 Blackf. 166
• Anderson v. Dunn · 19 U.S. 204
• Ex Parte Kearney · 20 U.S. 38
• Beal v. State · 15 Ind. 378
• Miller v. State · 8 Ind. 325
• Gimbel v. Smidth · 7 Ind. 627
• Gavin v. Burton · 8 Ind. 69
• Develin v. Riggsbee · 4 Ind. 464

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• Jeffersonville, Madison, & Indianapolis R. R. v. Hendricks · 41 Ind. 48
• Denny v. State Ex Inf. Brady · 182 N.E. 313
• LaGRANGE ETC. v. State · 153 N.E.2d 593
• MacKu by and Through MacKu v. Drackett Prod. Co. · 343 N.W.2d 58
• Walls v. Palmer · 64 Ind. 493
• Joab v. Sheets · 99 Ind. 328
• State v. Shumaker · 157 N.E. 769
• Burke v. State · 47 Ind. 528
• Bennett v. Ford · 47 Ind. 264
• McConnell v. State · 46 Ind. 298
• Haskett v. State · 51 Ind. 176
• McKinney v. Frankfort & State Line Railroad · 140 Ind. 95
• Snyder v. State · 151 Ind. 553
• Gillie v. Fleming · 191 Ind. 444
• State Ex Rel. Grebstein v. Lehman · 128 So. 811
• Cutler v. State · 42 Ind. 244
• Murphy v. Wilson · 46 Ind. 537
• Ex parte Trippe · 66 Ind. 531
• In Re Savage Credit Co. v. Talcott · 12 N.E.2d 141
• Oakland Coal Co. v. Wilson · 149 N.E. 54
• Wagner v. State · 68 Ind. 42

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