Bell v. Commonwealth

Decided March 24, 1994. Donald C. Wintersheimer wrote the opinion for the court.

875 S.W.2d 882 · Cited 177 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.

• Drumm v. Commonwealth · 783 S.W.2d 380
• Billings v. Commonwealth · 843 S.W.2d 890
• Pendleton v. Commonwealth · 685 S.W.2d 549
• Hellstrom v. Commonwealth · 825 S.W.2d 612
• Anastasi v. Commonwealth · 754 S.W.2d 860
• Young v. J.B. Hunt Transportation, Inc. · 781 S.W.2d 503
• Lantrip v. Commonwealth · 713 S.W.2d 816
• Commonwealth v. Willis · 716 S.W.2d 224
• Rake v. Commonwealth · 450 S.W.2d 527

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