State Supreme Court / Fla.

Brown v. State

Decided February 20, 1968. B Campbell Thornal wrote the opinion for the court.

206 So. 2d 377 · Cited 442 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.

Brown v. State · 124 So. 2d 481
Brown v. State · 191 So. 2d 296
Tyus v. Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company · 130 So. 2d 580
Hand v. State · 199 So. 2d 100
Flagler v. State · 198 So. 2d 313
Birge v. State · 92 So. 2d 819
Foreman v. State · 47 So. 2d 308
Arnold v. State · 83 So. 2d 105
Johnson v. State · 130 So. 2d 599
Hodella v. State · 27 So. 2d 674

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