Butler v. State

Decided August 26, 1992. Armis E. Hawkins wrote the opinion for the court.

608 So. 2d 314 · Cited 253 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.

• Mease v. State · 539 So. 2d 1324
• Commonwealth v. Daniels · 321 N.E.2d 822
• Redwine v. State · 61 So. 2d 724
• Usrey v. State · 20 So. 2d 847
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Griffin v. State · 557 So. 2d 542
• United States v. Washington · 431 U.S. 181
• MacKbee v. State · 575 So. 2d 16
• Harper v. State · 478 So. 2d 1017
• Harvey v. State · 207 So. 2d 108
• Cumbest v. State · 456 So. 2d 209
• Dover v. State · 227 So. 2d 296
• Harrison v. State · 285 So. 2d 889
• Hancock v. State · 299 So. 2d 188
• Ford v. State · 75 Miss. 101
• Merrill v. State · 482 So. 2d 1147

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