Birkhead v. State

Decided February 17, 2011. William L. Waller Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

57 So. 3d 1223 · Cited 60 times

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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.

• Shell v. State · 554 So. 2d 887
• Barnette v. State · 481 So. 2d 788
• Blue v. State · 674 So. 2d 1184
• State v. Watson · 188 S.E.2d 289
• United States v. Williams · 740 F. Supp. 2d 4
• People v. Holder · 230 Cal. App. 2d 50
• Flowers v. State · 243 So. 2d 564
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Griffin v. State · 557 So. 2d 542
• Berry v. State · 703 So. 2d 269
• McGilberry v. State · 741 So. 2d 894
• Thorson v. State · 721 So. 2d 590
• Tanner v. State · 764 So. 2d 385
• Thomas v. State · 711 So. 2d 867
• Sanders v. State · 586 So. 2d 792
• Norman v. State · 302 So. 2d 254
• Emery v. State · 869 So. 2d 405

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