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A
- Albernaz v. United States
- Almeida v. Holder
- Austin v. United States
B
- Bailey v. United States
- Barnes v. State
- Bechtel v. State
- Brackett v. Peters
- Brown v. Commonwealth
C
- Cantera v. State
- Carter v. Commonwealth
- Chadwell v. State
- Commonwealth v. Berkowitz
- Commonwealth v. Bruhn
- Commonwealth v. Caracciola
- Commonwealth v. Dodge
- Commonwealth v. Donaghue
- Commonwealth v. Feinberg
- Commonwealth v. Fischer
- Commonwealth v. Henley
- Commonwealth v. Huggins
- Commonwealth v. Lopez
- Commonwealth v. Root
- Commonwealth v. Shaffer
- Commonwealth v. Twitchell
- Commonwealth v. Welansky
D
- Diaz v. United States
- Dickerson v. City of Richmond
- Direct Sales Co. v. United States
E
- Eley v. Erickson
F
- Freddo v. State
- Frendak v. United States
G
- Garrison v. Elo
- Guerrero v. State
H
- Heideman v. United States
- Hendershott v. People (1982)
- Hernandez v. State
- Hufstetler v. State
J
- Jackson v. State
- Jacobson v. United States
- John Marc Downs v. State of Mississippi
K
- Katz v. United States
- Keeler v. Superior Court
- Kelso v. State
L
- Ledbetter v. State
- Lightfoot v. State
- Lund v. Commonwealth
M
- Martin v. State
- Martinez-Perez v. Gonzales
- Mayes v. People (1883)
- McQuirter v. State
- Morissette v. United States
P
- Peopel v. Ryan
- People v. Aaron
- People v. Ashworth
- People v. Barton
- People v. Berry (1976)
- People v. Bowen and Rouse
- People v. Bridgehouse
- People v. Brown
- People v. Ceballos
- People v. Cherry
- People v. Dillard
- People v. Duty
- People v. Geiger
- People v. Goetz
- People v. Gordon
- People v. Grant
- People v. Hernandez
- People v. Hickman
- People v. Howard
- People v. Iniguez
- People v. Johnson
- People v. Knoller
- People v. Lopez
- People v. Mahboubian
- People v. McChristian
- People v. McKinney
- People v. Murray
- People v. Najera
- People v. Olivo
- People v. Rivera
- People v. Rizzo
- People v. Scott
- People v. Staples
- People v. Thompson
- People v. Tufunga
- People v. Walker
- People v. Whight
- Pinkerton v. United States
- Potts v. United States
R
- Ratzlaf v. United States
- Regina v. Faulkner (1877)
- Regina v. Martin Dyos (1979)
- Regina v. Stewart
- Regina v. Tyrell
- Rendelman v. State
- Roary v. State
- Roberts v. People
- Robinson v. California
- Rodriguez v. Rozum