Johnson v. State

Decided May 8, 1985. Armis E. Hawkins wrote the opinion for the court.

477 So. 2d 196 · Cited 354 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.

• Hill v. State · 432 So. 2d 427
• Buckley v. State · 223 So. 2d 524
• Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
• Jordan v. State · 365 So. 2d 1198
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• Booker v. State · 449 So. 2d 209
• Bond v. State · 162 So. 2d 510
• State v. Thornhill · 171 So. 2d 308
• Matthews v. State · 114 So. 816
• Wilson v. State · 264 So. 2d 828
• Pieper v. State · 134 So. 2d 157
• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Jones v. State · 381 So. 2d 983
• Cabello v. State · 471 So. 2d 332
• Irving v. State · 361 So. 2d 1360
• Cannaday v. State · 455 So. 2d 713
• Mhoon v. State · 464 So. 2d 77
• Smith v. State · 419 So. 2d 563
• Edwards v. State · 441 So. 2d 84
• Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
• Reddix v. State · 381 So. 2d 999
• Edwards v. State · 413 So. 2d 1007
• Gray v. State · 375 So. 2d 994

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