Duckworth v. State

Decided August 7, 1985. James L. Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

477 So. 2d 935 · Cited 85 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.

• BOLIN v. State · 48 So. 2d 581
• Blanks v. State · 451 So. 2d 775
• Thompson v. State · 97 So. 2d 227
• Gray v. State · 220 Miss. 220
• White v. Mississippi Power Co. · 252 Miss. 97
• Cobb v. State · 233 Miss. 54
• Dueitt v. State · 225 Miss. 254
• Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
• Shanklin v. State · 290 So. 2d 625
• Scott County Co-Op v. Brown · 187 So. 2d 321
• Johnson v. State · 230 So. 2d 810
• Saffold v. State · 76 Miss. 258
• Jackson v. State · 404 So. 2d 543

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• Blue v. State · 827 So. 2d 721
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• Sanders v. State · 586 So. 2d 792
• Cherry v. State · 24 So. 3d 1048
• In the Interest of S.C. v. State · 583 So. 2d 188
• Wooten v. State · 811 So. 2d 355
• Hampton v. State · 48 So. 3d 605
• Hill v. State · 17 So. 3d 1092
• Johnson v. State · 512 So. 2d 1246
• Franklin v. State · 136 So. 3d 1021
• Wheeler v. State · 560 So. 2d 171
• Brooks v. State · 552 A.2d 872
• Beasley v. State · 136 So. 3d 393
• Johnson v. State · 753 So. 2d 449
• Boyd v. State · 47 So. 3d 121
• Williams v. State · 863 So. 2d 63
• Handy v. Maryland · 745 A.2d 1107
• Booker v. State · 64 So. 3d 988
• Thornton v. State · 841 So. 2d 170
• Hayes v. State · 168 So. 3d 1065
• Miller v. State · 17 So. 3d 1109

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