State Supreme Court / Fla.

Earnest v. State

Decided August 31, 1977. Arthur J. England Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

351 So. 2d 957 · Cited 61 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.

State v. Wershow · 343 So. 2d 605
Frank v. State · 199 So. 2d 117
Spataro v. State · 179 So. 2d 873
Arant v. State · 256 So. 2d 515
State v. Eckroth · 238 So. 2d 75

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