State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Edwards v. State

Decided May 17, 1976. Joe W. Henry wrote the opinion for the court.

540 S.W.2d 641 · Cited 109 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.

McBee v. State · 372 S.W.2d 173
Spurlock v. State · 368 S.W.2d 299
Mullendore v. State · 191 S.W.2d 149
Smith v. State · 327 S.W.2d 308
Harbison v. Briggs Bros. Paint Mfg. Co. · 354 S.W.2d 464
Bostick v. State · 360 S.W.2d 472
Patterson Transfer Co. v. Lewis · 260 S.W.2d 182
Montesi v. State · 417 S.W.2d 554
Crane Enamel Co. v. Jamison · 188 Tenn. 211
Nichols v. State · 289 S.W.2d 849
Essary v. State · 357 S.W.2d 342

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