Berry v. State

Decided December 19, 1990. William Joel Blass wrote the opinion for the court.

575 So. 2d 1 · Cited 255 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.

• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
• Mease v. State · 539 So. 2d 1324
• Fairchild v. State · 459 So. 2d 793
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
• Nixon v. State · 533 So. 2d 1078
• Mhoon v. State · 464 So. 2d 77
• Shell v. State · 512 A.2d 358
• Nelms & Blum Co. v. Fink · 131 So. 817
• State v. Henderson · 789 P.2d 603
• Commonwealth v. Bray · 553 N.E.2d 538
• Franklin v. State · 571 A.2d 1208
• Commonwealth v. Matthews · 548 N.E.2d 843
• Bryant v. State · 431 A.2d 714
• Dorroh v. State · 90 So. 2d 653
• Griffin v. State · 557 So. 2d 542
• Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
• Shell v. State · 554 So. 2d 887
• Garrett v. State · 749 S.W.2d 784
• Gray v. State · 351 So. 2d 1342
• Shearer v. State · 423 So. 2d 824
• Frost v. State · 483 So. 2d 1345
• Gangl v. State · 539 So. 2d 132
• Rush v. State · 278 So. 2d 456
• State v. Bennett · 382 S.E.2d 322

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• Doss v. State · 709 So. 2d 369
• Lester v. State · 692 So. 2d 755
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Taylor v. State · 672 So. 2d 1246
• Evans v. State · 725 So. 2d 613
• Holland v. State · 587 So. 2d 848
• Jackson v. State · 684 So. 2d 1213
• Ballenger v. State · 667 So. 2d 1242
• MacK v. State · 650 So. 2d 1289
• MacKbee v. State · 575 So. 2d 16
• Blue v. State · 674 So. 2d 1184
• Simmons v. State · 805 So. 2d 452
• Wiley v. State · 691 So. 2d 959
• McDonald v. State · 881 So. 2d 895
• Chamberlin v. State · 989 So. 2d 320
• Berry v. State · 802 So. 2d 1033
• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
• Holland v. State · 705 So. 2d 307
• Davis v. State · 684 So. 2d 643
• Underwood v. State · 708 So. 2d 18
• Williams v. State · 684 So. 2d 1179
• Wells v. State · 698 So. 2d 497

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