Matthews v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that provisions of a state law against carrying of a pistol without a license \do not restrict nor prohibit appellant or any other person from having a pistol in his home or 'fixed place of business' for the defense of himself...\
• holding that provisions of a state law against carrying of a pistol without a license \do not restrict nor prohibit appellant or any other person from having a pistol in his home or `fixed place of business' for the defense of himself. . .\
• analyzing the Firearms Act and its purpose “to achieve a maximum degree of control over criminal and careless uses of certain types of firearms” (emphasis added)
• statute requires procurement of a license to carry certain firearms except in person’s abode or fixed place of business
• “The Legislature has the power, in the interest of public safety and welfare, to provide reasonable regulations for the use of firearms which may be readily concealed, such as pistols.”
• right to bear arms subject to reasonable exercise of police power

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

47 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• BURTON v. Sills
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1968-12-16· cited 130×
• Galvan v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1969-04-23· cited 109×
• Book v. State Office Building Commission
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1958-04-02· cited 99×
• State v. Kessler
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1980-07-15· cited 87×
• Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1994-12-01· cited 71×
• Rubin v. Johnson
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1990-02-19· cited 66×
• Kellogg v. City of Gary
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1990-11-08· cited 65×
• Robertson v. City and County of Denver
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1994-05-02· cited 64×
• Taylor v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1973-05-03· cited 52×
• Benjamin v. Bailey
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-07-25· cited 50×
• Lacy v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1982-08-18· cited 44×
• Thomas v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1971-04-21· cited 42×
• Steup v. Indiana Housing Finance Authority
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1980-04-02· cited 37×
• Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. McShane
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1976-09-09· cited 35×
• Alanel Corp. v. Indianapolis Redevelopment Commission
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1958-12-12· cited 35×
• Mosby v. Devine
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2004-06-10· cited 34×
• Dozier v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1999-04-21· cited 33×
• People v. Francis
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1974-07-22· cited 31×
• Second Amendment Foundation v. City of Renton
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1983-08-22· cited 30×
• Anthony H. Dye v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2012-07-31· cited 28×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Miller
  Supreme Court· 1939-05-15· cited 519×
• Douglas v. Noble
  Supreme Court· 1923-02-19· cited 164×
• McDonough v. Goodcell
  California Supreme Court· 1939-06-29· cited 108×
• Greencastle Township v. Black
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1854-12-12· cited 56×
• Ennis v. State Highway Commission
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1952-11-17· cited 54×
• State v. Buzzard
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1842-01-15· cited 43×
• City of Salina v. Blaksley
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1905-11-11· cited 41×
• Weiner v. Borough of Stratford, County of Camden
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1954-05-03· cited 35×
• Falkner v. Memorial Gardens Association
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1957-01-23· cited 28×
• State v. Mitchell
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1833-05-30· cited 24×
• State v. Arnold
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1896-04-24· cited 23×
• Clayton v. Bennett
  Utah Supreme Court· 1956-06-11· cited 22×
• Thompson v. Tobacco Root Co-Op. State Grazing District
  Montana Supreme Court· 1948-05-15· cited 21×
• Whittle v. Nesmith
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1951-02-22· cited 7×
• Santoro v. Mirshel
  New York Supreme Court· 1945-04-02· cited 6×