State Supreme Court / Fla.

Jenkins v. State

Decided January 19, 1984. Ben F. Overton wrote the opinion for the court.

444 So. 2d 947 · Cited 460 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.

State v. Byrd · 378 So. 2d 1231
Jenkins v. State · 422 So. 2d 1007
Arnold v. State · 356 So. 2d 862
Mobley v. State · 414 So. 2d 25
Jackson v. State · 419 So. 2d 394
Griggs v. State · 416 So. 2d 1270

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