State Supreme Court / Fla.

Brown v. State

Decided March 3, 1983. Parker L. McDonald wrote the opinion for the court.

428 So. 2d 250 · Cited 180 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 · 412 So. 2d 420
Wale v. State · 397 So. 2d 738
Frank v. State · 199 So. 2d 117
Hively v. State · 336 So. 2d 127
Taylor v. State · 319 So. 2d 114
Smith v. State · 279 So. 2d 27

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