State Supreme Court / Miss.

Butler v. State

Decided May 3, 1989. Lenore L. Prather wrote the opinion for the court.

544 So. 2d 816 · Cited 100 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.

State v. Crowder · 747 P.2d 1176
State v. Killian · 245 S.E.2d 812
People v. Wager · 342 N.W.2d 619
Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
Glass v. State · 278 So. 2d 384
Burt v. State · 493 So. 2d 1325
Baker by Williams v. Williams · 503 So. 2d 249
People v. Quinonez · 735 P.2d 159
State v. Mayberry · 415 N.W.2d 644
Brabham v. Brabham · 483 So. 2d 341
Mellott v. State · 496 N.E.2d 396

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R.P. v. State · 151 So. 3d 204
Smith v. Hermsen · 1997 SD 138
Perkins v. State · 788 So. 2d 826
Davis v. State · 817 So. 2d 593
George v. State · 752 So. 2d 440
Millender v. State · 734 So. 2d 225
In Interest of BD · 720 So. 2d 476
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Washington v. State · 794 So. 2d 253
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