Cobern v. State

Decided April 5, 1962. Robert Tennent Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

142 So. 2d 869 · Cited 122 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.

• Parsons v. State · 38 So. 2d 209
• Reedy v. State · 20 So. 2d 528
• State v. Calhoun · 72 Iowa 432
• Thomas v. State · 91 Ala. 34
• Johnson v. State · 133 So. 2d 53
• People v. Jordan · 303 Ill. 316
• Goldin v. State · 127 So. 2d 375
• Alaniz v. State · 177 S.W.2d 965
• State v. Coe · 208 P.2d 863
• Hill v. State · 145 Ala. 58
• State v. Covington · 126 So. 431
• The People v. Stathas · 190 N.E. 661
• Wood v. State · 124 So. 44

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