State Supreme Court / Ark.

Franz Ex Rel. Simmons v. State

Decided July 11, 1988. Steele Hays wrote the opinion for the court.

754 S.W.2d 839 · Cited 85 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.

United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326
Wicks v. State · 606 S.W.2d 366
Parker v. State · 731 S.W.2d 756
Rector v. State · 638 S.W.2d 672
Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412

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State v. Robbins · 5 S.W.3d 51
Franz v. Lockhart · 700 F. Supp. 1005
American Civil Liberties Union v. State · 339 Ark. 314
Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149
Riggs v. State · 3 S.W.3d 305
State v. Dodd · 838 P.2d 86
Robbins v. State · 149 S.W.3d 871
Smith v. State · 39 S.W.3d 739
Grasso v. State · 857 P.2d 802
Robertson v. State · 765 S.W.2d 936
White v. Priest · 73 S.W.3d 572
Roberts v. State · 2016 Ark. 118
Roberts v. State · 426 S.W.3d 372
State v. Brewer · 826 P.2d 783
Wallace v. State · 893 P.2d 504
State v. Clark · 990 P.2d 793
Echols v. State · 42 S.W.3d 467
Sanders v. State · 98 S.W.3d 35
Robbins v. State · 114 S.W.3d 217
Pickens v. State · 783 S.W.2d 341
Johnson v. State · 823 S.W.2d 800
McGehee v. State · 43 S.W.3d 125
Davis v. State · 863 S.W.2d 259
State v. Robbins · 27 S.W.3d 419
Holton v. State · 201 S.W.3d 626

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