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Edwards v. State

Decided April 14, 1982. Vernon H. Broom wrote the opinion for the court.

413 So. 2d 1007 · Cited 269 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.

Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
Gray v. State · 375 So. 2d 994
Armstrong v. State · 214 So. 2d 589
McDaniel v. State · 356 So. 2d 1151
Mitchell v. State · 402 So. 2d 329
Edwards v. State · 407 So. 2d 102

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McFee v. State · 511 So. 2d 130
Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
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Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
Davis v. State · 660 So. 2d 1228
MacK v. State · 650 So. 2d 1289
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Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
Cabello v. State · 471 So. 2d 332
Blue v. State · 674 So. 2d 1184
Nixon v. State · 533 So. 2d 1078
Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
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