Gowdy v. State

Decided December 16, 2010. Randy G. Pierce wrote the opinion for the court.

56 So. 3d 540 · Cited 59 times

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• Swington v. State · 742 So. 2d 1106
• Shelby v. State · 246 So. 2d 543

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