Francis v. State

Decided April 15, 1982. James E. Alderman wrote the opinion for the court.

413 So. 2d 1175 · Cited 93 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.

• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Pointer v. United States · 151 U.S. 396
• State v. Melendez · 244 So. 2d 137
• Henry v. State of Florida · 114 So. 523
• Mulvey v. State · 41 So. 2d 156

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