State Supreme Court / Ind.

Witte v. Dowd, Warden

Decided December 20, 1951. James A. Emmert wrote the opinion for the court.

102 N.E.2d 630 · Cited 50 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.

People Ex Rel. Tweed v. . Liscomb · 60 N.Y. 559
People ex rel. Maglori v. Siman · 284 Ill. 28
Goodman v. Daly, Warden · 165 N.E. 906
State, Ex Rel. Eggers v. Branaman · 183 N.E. 653
Smith v. Clausmeier · 136 Ind. 105
Dinkla v. Miles · 188 N.E. 577
Ex Parte Reed · 100 U.S. 13
State v. Pence · 173 Ind. 99
Miller v. Snyder · 6 Ind. 1
Nielsen · 131 U.S. 176
Ex Parte Yarbrough · 110 U.S. 651
Ellingham v. Dye · 178 Ind. 336
Lake Erie & Western Railway Co. v. Watkins · 157 Ind. 600
State ex rel. Bingham v. Home Brewing Co. · 182 Ind. 75
Barr v. State · 187 N.E. 259
State Ex Rel. McManamon v. Blackford Circuit Court · 95 N.E.2d 556
Meyers v. State · 156 Ind. 388
Schleuter v. Canatsy · 148 Ind. 384
State Ex Rel. Allen v. Fayette Circuit Court · 81 N.E.2d 683
State Ex Rel. Barnes v. Howard · 65 N.E.2d 55
Gingerich v. State · 83 N.E.2d 47
Crawford v. Lawrence · 154 Ind. 288
Rogers v. State · 82 N.E.2d 89
State v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. · 157 Ind. 288
Webber v. Harding · 155 Ind. 408

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

Dowd, Warden v. Todd · 184 N.E.2d 4
Finkenbiner v. Dowd · 108 N.E.2d 261
LEHMAN, SUPT., ETC. v. Montgomery · 120 N.E.2d 172
Harris, Et Ux. v. Souder, Supt., Etc. · 119 N.E.2d 8
Dowd, Warden v. Grazer · 116 N.E.2d 108
LANE, ETC. v. Hobbs · 208 N.E.2d 182
Pruitt v. Joiner · 395 N.E.2d 276
Taylor v. Finnan · 955 N.E.2d 785
Shoemaker v. Dowd, Warden · 115 N.E.2d 443
Hathaway v. State · 241 N.E.2d 240
McCormick v. State · 315 N.E.2d 360
Penn v. State · 177 N.E.2d 889
State v. Gurecki · 119 N.E.2d 895
State v. Willms · 117 N.W.2d 84
Marcum v. State · 154 N.E.2d 376
Coryell v. Crawley · 131 N.E.2d 467
DeHart v. Blande · 233 Ind. 659
Reynolds v. DOWD, WARDEN, ETC. · 114 N.E.2d 640
State v. Youngstrom · 214 N.W.2d 27
Gurecki v. State · 240 Ind. 177
Shutt v. State · 117 N.E.2d 268
Mudd v. Busse · 437 F. Supp. 505
Tahash v. Clements · 234 Ind. 197

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