State Supreme Court / Miss.

Howell v. State

Decided March 25, 1974. Stokes Robertson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

300 So. 2d 774 · Cited 59 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.

Broadhead v. Monaghan · 238 Miss. 239
State v. Sutton · 518 P.2d 590
Dendy v. Wilson · 179 S.W.2d 269
Grimes v. Greer · 157 S.E.2d 260
State v. Allstate Insurance Company · 97 So. 2d 372
Corn v. State · 250 Miss. 157
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. v. Barr · 194 So. 2d 890
Arnold v. State · 213 Miss. 667
Wilson v. State · 186 So. 2d 208
Powell v. State · 184 So. 2d 866

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