Edwards v. State

Decided March 16, 1983. Lenore L. Prather wrote the opinion for the court.

441 So. 2d 84 · Cited 296 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.

• State v. Sonnier · 402 So. 2d 650
• State v. Dixon · 283 So. 2d 1
• State v. Poland · 645 P.2d 784
• Harvey v. State · 207 So. 2d 108
• Ransom v. State · 115 So. 208
• Newell v. State · 308 So. 2d 71
• State v. Monroe · 397 So. 2d 1258
• Maggard v. State · 399 So. 2d 973
• Herron v. State · 287 So. 2d 759
• Myrick v. State · 290 So. 2d 259
• Smith v. State · 245 So. 2d 583
• Lias v. State · 362 So. 2d 198
• Ford v. State · 73 Miss. 734
• Taylor v. State · 426 So. 2d 775

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