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State v. Ordway, 619 A.2d 819 (RI Supreme Court 1992)

  STATE v. ORDWAY 619 A.2d 819 (1992) STATE v. Donna ORDWAY. No. 91-232-C.A. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. December 17, 1992.   Counsel: James E. O’Neil, Atty. Gen., Aaron Weisman, Jeffrey Greer, Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff. John Cicilline, Providence, for defendant.   OPINION FAY, Chief Justice. This matter is before the Supreme Court […]

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State v. Shaw, 441 A.2d 561 (CT Supreme Court 1981)

STATE v. SHAW, 441 A.2d 561 (1981) STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JAMES SHAW, JR. Supreme Court of Connecticut. Argued June 5, 1981. Decision released August 18, 1981.   BOGDANSKI, C. J., SPEZIALE, PETERS, HEALEY and ARMENTANO, JS.   Counsel: Richard Emanuel, assistant public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Jerrold H. Barnett, public defender, for

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State v. Bobbitt, 415 So.2d 724 (FL Supreme Court 1982)

  STATE v. BOBBITT 415 So.2d 724 (1982) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Elsie Virginia BOBBITT, Respondent. No. 59955. Supreme Court of Florida. June 24, 1982. [NOTE:  This decision was overturned by Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 (1999).]   Counsel: Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

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State v. Kirtley, 252 S.E.2d 374 (WV Supreme Court 1979)

  STATE v. KIRTLEY 252 S.E.2d 374 (1979) STATE of West Virginia v. Darrell Lee KIRTLEY. No. 13912. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. November 28, 1978. Concurring Opinion February 28, 1979.   Counsel: Beckett, Burford & James, Robert H. Burford, Huntington, for Darrell Lee Kirtley. Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., Paul T. Farrell,

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State v. Hughes, 476 S.E.2d 189 (WV Supreme Court 1996)

STATE v. HUGHES 476 S.E.2d 189, 197 W.Va. 518 (1996) STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. James HUGHES, Defendant Below, Appellant. No. 22978. Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Submitted January 10, 1996. Decided July 8, 1996.   Counsel: Dawn E. Warfield, Deputy Attorney General, Charleston, for Appellee. J.B. Rees, Chief Public

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State v. Burkhart, 565 S.E.2d 298 (SC Supreme Court 2002)

  State v. Burkhart THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court 565 S.E.2d 298 The State, Respondent,  v. Troy Alan Burkhart, Appellant. Appeal From Anderson County Donald W. Beatty, Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 25484 Heard December 13, 2001 – Filed June 17, 2002 REVERSED AND REMANDED   [NOTE:  Defendant was later retried

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State v. Glowacki, 630 N.W.2d 392 (MN Supreme Court 2001)

  STATE v. GLOWACKI 630 N.W.2d 392 (2001) STATE of Minnesota, Petitioner, Appellant, v. William GLOWACKI, Respondent. No. C8-99-1507. Supreme Court of Minnesota. July 12, 2001. Rehearing Denied August 8, 2001.   Counsel: Mike Hatch, Atty. Gen., Peter A. MacMillan, Pondoni, MacMillan & Schneider, Ltd., Minneapolis, for appellant. Deborah Ellis, St. Paul, for respondent. Howard

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Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 (FL Supreme Court 1999)

  WEIAND v. STATE 732 So.2d 1044 (1999) Kathleen WEIAND, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent. No. 91,925. Supreme Court of Florida. March 11, 1999. Rehearing Denied April 30, 1999.   Counsel: James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John C. Fisher, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, for Petitioner. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney

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State v. Menser, 382 N.W.2d 18 (NE Supreme Court 1986)

  STATE v. MENSER 382 N.W.2d 18, 222 Neb. 36 (1986) STATE of Nebraska, Appellee, v. Charles MENSER, Appellant. No. 85-280. Supreme Court of Nebraska. February 21, 1986.   Counsel: Thomas M. Kenney, Douglas Co. Public Defender, and Victor Gutman, for appellant. Robert M. Spire, Atty. Gen., and Mel Kammerlohr, for appellee.   KRIVOSHA, C.J.,

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