Houston v. State

Decided September 7, 1988. James L. Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

531 So. 2d 598 · Cited 262 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.

• Cardwell v. State · 461 So. 2d 754
• Thurmond v. State · 53 So. 2d 44
• Faraga v. State · 514 So. 2d 295
• Williams v. State · 427 So. 2d 100
• Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
• Brooks v. State · 242 So. 2d 865
• Page v. State · 495 So. 2d 436
• Collins v. State · 513 So. 2d 877
• Robinson v. State · 108 So. 2d 583
• Tate v. State · 95 Miss. 138
• Bitner v. State · 293 So. 2d 339
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Cabello v. State · 471 So. 2d 332
• Gavin v. State · 473 So. 2d 952
• Frost v. State · 483 So. 2d 1345
• Pickle v. State · 345 So. 2d 623
• Jones v. State · 481 So. 2d 798
• Engbrecht v. State · 268 So. 2d 507

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