Ballenger v. State

Decided November 22, 1995. Charles L. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

667 So. 2d 1242 · Cited 508 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.

• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Cannaday v. State · 455 So. 2d 713
• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Williams v. State · 544 So. 2d 782
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• Duplantis v. State · 644 So. 2d 1235
• Abram v. State · 606 So. 2d 1015
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
• Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
• White v. State · 532 So. 2d 1207
• Addkison v. State · 608 So. 2d 304
• Ellis v. State · 254 So. 2d 902
• Saffle v. Parks · 494 U.S. 484
• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Holland v. State · 587 So. 2d 848
• Griffin v. State · 557 So. 2d 542
• Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
• MacKbee v. State · 575 So. 2d 16
• Shell v. State · 554 So. 2d 887
• Connors v. United States · 158 U.S. 408
• Davis v. State · 512 So. 2d 1291
• Meeks v. State · 604 So. 2d 748

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• Stevens v. State · 806 So. 2d 1031
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