Brooks v. State
Decided July 17, 1948. Hamilton S. Burnett wrote the opinion for the court.
187 Tenn. 67 · Cited 71 times
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- Kercheval v. United States · 274 U.S. 220
- Henning v. State · 201 S.W.2d 669
- People v. Newman · 261 Ill. 11
- Pierson v. State · 188 Ind. 239
- Stewart v. State · 46 S.W.2d 811
- Kirby v. State · 184 S.W.2d 41
- The People v. Rongetti · 163 N.E. 378
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- State ex rel. Rivera v. Henderson · 219 Tenn. 452
- State v. Morgan · 541 S.W.2d 385
- Pyle by Pyle v. Morrison · 716 S.W.2d 930
- Larry Burchfield v. Timothy J. Renfree, M.D.
- State v. Harris · 839 S.W.2d 54
- State v. Caughron · 855 S.W.2d 526
- Harrington v. State · 385 S.W.2d 758
- State v. Fowler · 373 S.W.2d 460
- State Ex Rel. Barnes v. Henderson · 423 S.W.2d 497
- State v. Todd · 654 S.W.2d 379
- Gibson v. Ferguson · 562 S.W.2d 188
- Montesi v. State · 417 S.W.2d 554
- State v. Boone · 327 A.2d 661
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