Copeland v. State

Decided December 22, 1982. Robert Perkins Sugg wrote the opinion for the court.

423 So. 2d 1333 · Cited 56 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.

• Brooks v. State · 46 So. 2d 94
• Hemphill v. State · 313 So. 2d 25
• Edwards v. State · 217 So. 2d 14

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