State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Hellard v. State

Decided March 8, 1982. Ray L. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

629 S.W.2d 4 · Cited 1,516 times

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Baxter v. Rose · 523 S.W.2d 930
Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
State v. Robbins · 519 S.W.2d 799
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
Commonwealth v. Sullivan · 371 A.2d 468
Brown v. Ricketts · 213 S.E.2d 672
State v. Nokes · 224 N.W.2d 776
Ex Parte Bratchett · 513 S.W.2d 851
Cumberland Capital Corp. v. Patty · 556 S.W.2d 516
United States Ex Rel. Burton v. Cuyler · 439 F. Supp. 1173
Ogden v. State · 215 N.W.2d 335
Trombley v. Anderson · 439 F. Supp. 1250
Franklin v. State · 496 S.W.2d 885
Summers v. Thompson · 444 F. Supp. 312

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