Holley v. State

Decided January 20, 1981. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

397 So. 2d 211 · Cited 51 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.

• Graham v. West Virginia · 224 U.S. 616
• McDonald v. Massachusetts · 180 U.S. 311
• Funches v. State · 318 So. 2d 762
• Wilson v. State · 371 So. 2d 932

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