Foster v. State

Decided May 16, 1996. James W. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

687 So. 2d 1124 · Cited 230 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.

• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Woodward v. State · 635 So. 2d 805
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
• Rogers v. State · 241 Miss. 593
• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
• Cabello v. State · 524 So. 2d 313
• Wiley v. State · 517 So. 2d 1373
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Davis v. State · 660 So. 2d 1228
• MacK v. State · 650 So. 2d 1289
• Lanier v. State · 533 So. 2d 473
• Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
• Faraga v. State · 514 So. 2d 295
• State v. Tokman · 564 So. 2d 1339
• Turner v. State · 590 So. 2d 871
• Keys v. State · 635 So. 2d 845
• Pruett v. State · 574 So. 2d 1342
• Culberson v. State · 580 So. 2d 1136
• Yates v. State · 189 So. 2d 917
• Johnson v. Cabana · 661 F. Supp. 356

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