Gavin v. State

Decided July 31, 1985. James L. Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

473 So. 2d 952 · Cited 194 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.

• May v. State · 460 So. 2d 778
• Jones v. State · 461 So. 2d 686
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Agee v. State · 185 So. 2d 671
• Glass v. State · 278 So. 2d 384
• Dover v. State · 227 So. 2d 296
• Cochran v. State · 278 So. 2d 451
• Bell v. State · 274 So. 2d 371
• Jones v. State · 442 So. 2d 919

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