Harper v. State

Decided October 16, 1985. James L. Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

478 So. 2d 1017 · Cited 182 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Newell v. State · 308 So. 2d 71
• May v. State · 460 So. 2d 778
• Fairchild v. State · 459 So. 2d 793
• Thomas v. State · 278 So. 2d 469
• Boring v. State · 253 So. 2d 251
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Booker v. State · 449 So. 2d 209
• Glass v. State · 278 So. 2d 384
• Smith v. State · 434 So. 2d 212
• Spikes v. State · 302 So. 2d 250
• Harbin v. State · 478 So. 2d 796
• Boutwell v. State · 144 So. 479
• McDaniel v. State · 356 So. 2d 1151
• Cochran v. State · 278 So. 2d 451
• Clark v. State · 260 So. 2d 445
• Anderson v. State · 290 So. 2d 628
• Morris v. State · 267 So. 2d 99

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