Fisher v. State

Decided March 1, 1991. Henry Ward McMillan wrote the opinion for the court.

587 So. 2d 1027 · Cited 53 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.

• Jordan v. Massachusetts · 225 U.S. 167
• Phelps v. State · 435 So. 2d 158
• Fulghum v. State · 277 So. 2d 886
• Batson v. State Ex Rel. Davis · 113 So. 300
• Anderson v. State · 507 So. 2d 580
• Burns v. State · 155 So. 561
• Williams v. State · 39 So. 2d 37
• Grandquest v. Williams · 135 So. 2d 391
• Tillis v. State · 296 So. 2d 892
• Smith v. State · 531 So. 2d 1245
• Levert v. State · 512 So. 2d 790
• Douglas v. State · 281 So. 2d 652
• Yancey v. State · 324 So. 2d 292
• Singleton v. State · 553 So. 2d 689
• Ex Parte Bankhead · 585 So. 2d 112
• Chavers v. State · 361 So. 2d 1106
• Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
• Ex Parte Cochran · 500 So. 2d 1179
• Ex Parte Rutledge · 523 So. 2d 1118
• Holladay v. State · 549 So. 2d 122
• Ex Parte Holladay · 549 So. 2d 135
• Williams v. State · 548 So. 2d 501
• Sprinkle v. State · 368 So. 2d 554
• Ex Parte Whisenhant · 482 So. 2d 1241
• Currin v. State · 535 So. 2d 221

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• Ex Parte Brooks · 695 So. 2d 184
• Knotts v. State · 686 So. 2d 431
• Clark v. State · 621 So. 2d 309
• Sheely v. State · 629 So. 2d 23
• Barber v. State · 952 So. 2d 393
• Walker v. State · 611 So. 2d 1133
• Burgess v. State · 811 So. 2d 557
• Click v. State · 695 So. 2d 209
• Flowers v. State · 799 So. 2d 966
• Revis v. State · 101 So. 3d 247
• Worthington v. State · 652 So. 2d 790
• Jackson v. State · 640 So. 2d 1025
• McCollum v. State · 678 So. 2d 1210
• Whitley v. State · 607 So. 2d 354
• Chandler v. State · 615 So. 2d 100
• Evans v. State · 794 So. 2d 415
• Baker v. State · 599 So. 2d 60
• J.E.B. v. State ex rel. T.B. · 606 So. 2d 156

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