State Supreme Court / Fla.

Downs v. State

Decided June 21, 1984. James E. Alderman wrote the opinion for the court.

453 So. 2d 1102 · Cited 100 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.

Affronti v. United States · 350 U.S. 79
Jackson v. State · 452 So. 2d 533

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