208 W. Va. 473 - Rogers v. Albert’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
April 2019
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gerstein v. Pugh · Baker v. McCollan · Mallory v. United States · County of Riverside v. McLaughlin · Gallegos v. Nebraska
Most-quoted passages
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“[o]biter dicta or strong expressions in an opinion, where such language was not necessary to a decision of the case, will not establish a precedent”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“dicta ... has no stare decisis or binding effect upon this Court”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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