State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Howard v. State

Decided March 5, 1979. Joe W. Henry wrote the opinion for the court.

578 S.W.2d 83 · Cited 105 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.

Wright v. State · 549 S.W.2d 682
Johnson v. State · 397 S.W.2d 170
People v. St. Martin · 463 P.2d 390
State v. Staggs · 554 S.W.2d 620
People v. Rivera · 525 P.2d 431
Strader v. State · 362 S.W.2d 224
State v. Washington · 273 Or. 829
Whitwell v. State · 520 S.W.2d 338
State v. Boyenger · 509 P.2d 1317
State v. Arnold · 576 P.2d 651
Raymond v. State · 198 N.W.2d 351
State v. Neve · 174 Conn. 142
State v. Black · 524 S.W.2d 913
Christie v. State · 580 P.2d 310
State v. Mellons · 557 S.W.2d 497
State v. Redmon · 244 N.W.2d 792
State v. Leeman · 291 A.2d 709

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