State Supreme Court / Fla.

Collins v. State

Decided March 31, 1953. Elwyn Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

65 So. 2d 61 · Cited 67 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.

Husty v. United States · 282 U.S. 694
Longo v. State · 26 So. 2d 818
Brown v. State · 62 So. 2d 348
Italiano v. State · 193 So. 48
Kraemer v. State · 60 So. 2d 615
Brown v. State · 46 So. 2d 479
Burley v. State · 59 So. 2d 744

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