Ex Parte Boatwright

Decided April 5, 1985. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

471 So. 2d 1257 · Cited 168 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.

• Populus v. State · 283 So. 2d 617
• Ellison v. State · 406 So. 2d 439
• Kennedy v. State · 409 So. 2d 1010
• Henry v. State · 387 So. 2d 328
• David v. State · 416 So. 2d 778
• Chapman v. State · 416 So. 2d 759
• Boatwright v. State · 471 So. 2d 1255
• Smith v. State · 416 So. 2d 792

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