Evans v. State

Decided September 11, 1997. James W. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

725 So. 2d 613 · Cited 404 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.

• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Abram v. State · 606 So. 2d 1015
• Williams v. State · 684 So. 2d 1179
• Davis v. State · 684 So. 2d 643
• United States v. Lanza · 260 U.S. 377
• Pruett v. State · 431 So. 2d 1101
• Blue v. State · 674 So. 2d 1184
• Nixon v. State · 533 So. 2d 1078
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Mhoon v. State · 464 So. 2d 77
• Agee v. State · 185 So. 2d 671
• Emanuel v. State · 412 So. 2d 1187
• Simon v. State · 688 So. 2d 791
• Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
• Shell v. State · 554 So. 2d 887
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Williamson v. State · 512 So. 2d 868
• Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
• Thorson v. State · 653 So. 2d 876
• Pendergraft v. State · 213 So. 2d 560
• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Johnson v. State · 477 So. 2d 196
• Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
• Williams v. State · 544 So. 2d 782
• Faraga v. State · 514 So. 2d 295

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• Flowers v. State · 773 So. 2d 309
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• Slade v. State · 42 So. 3d 25
• Loden v. State · 971 So. 2d 548
• Dycus v. State · 875 So. 2d 140
• DeHenre v. State · 43 So. 3d 407
• Avera v. State · 761 So. 2d 900
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• Spicer v. State · 921 So. 2d 292
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• Gillett v. State · 56 So. 3d 469
• Moffett v. State · 49 So. 3d 1073

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