Johnson v. State

Decided May 22, 1979. William M. Bowen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

378 So. 2d 1164 · Cited 168 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.

• White v. State · 314 So. 2d 857
• Yelton v. State · 317 So. 2d 331
• Shadle v. State · 194 So. 2d 538
• Bridges v. State · 225 So. 2d 821
• Womack v. State · 205 So. 2d 579
• Rowe v. State · 11 So. 2d 749
• Colston v. State · 325 So. 2d 520
• Bush v. State · 209 So. 2d 416
• Salotti v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co. · 299 So. 2d 695
• Tolliver v. State · 282 So. 2d 92
• McPhearson v. State · 125 So. 2d 709
• Tanner v. State · 327 So. 2d 749
• King v. State · 269 So. 2d 130
• Brooks v. State · 228 So. 2d 24
• Kircheis v. State · 323 So. 2d 412
• McDonald v. State · 320 So. 2d 80
• Easley v. State · 319 So. 2d 721
• Ex Parte Cumbo · 368 So. 2d 877
• Thompson v. State · 347 So. 2d 1371
• Morton v. State · 338 So. 2d 423
• Sexton v. State · 346 So. 2d 1177
• Bell v. State · 339 So. 2d 96
• Ex Parte Sexton · 346 So. 2d 1180
• Ex Parte Thompson · 347 So. 2d 1377
• Ellis v. State · 338 So. 2d 428

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• Williams v. State · 710 So. 2d 1276
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