Gandy v. State

Decided August 15, 1979. Neville Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

373 So. 2d 1042 · Cited 157 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.

• Baggett v. State · 219 Miss. 583
• State v. Gibson · 254 A.2d 691
• Cutshall v. State · 4 So. 2d 289
• Ransom v. State · 115 So. 208
• Cobb v. State · 108 So. 2d 719
• Gant v. State · 244 So. 2d 18
• Frazier v. State · 289 So. 2d 690
• Lester v. State · 46 So. 2d 109
• Carruth v. Griffis · 71 So. 2d 478
• Rogers v. State · 219 Miss. 231
• Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
• State v. Gibson · 242 A.2d 575

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