Johnson v. Wainwright

Decided January 28, 1985. Joseph A. Boyd Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

463 So. 2d 207 · Cited 78 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.

• Francis v. State · 413 So. 2d 1175
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Dowdell v. United States · 221 U.S. 325
• Castor v. State · 365 So. 2d 701
• Smith v. State · 457 So. 2d 1380
• Messer v. State · 439 So. 2d 875
• Booker v. State · 441 So. 2d 148

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• Harris v. State · 580 So. 2d 243
• Pope v. Wainwright · 496 So. 2d 798
• Middleton v. State · 465 So. 2d 1218
• Peede v. State · 474 So. 2d 808
• Wilson v. Wainwright · 474 So. 2d 1162
• Jones v. Wainwright · 473 So. 2d 1244
• Clark v. State · 530 So. 2d 519
• Downs v. Wainwright · 476 So. 2d 654
• Harris v. Wainwright · 473 So. 2d 1246
• Thomas v. Wainwright · 495 So. 2d 172
• Delgado v. State · 174 So. 3d 1071
• Duckett v. McDonough · 701 F. Supp. 2d 1245
• Smith v. Crosby · 872 So. 2d 279
• Triola v. State · 464 So. 2d 1312
• Wilkins v. State · 685 So. 2d 957
• Smith v. State · 762 So. 2d 969
• Bradshaw v. State · 511 So. 2d 1060
• Frazier v. Singletary · 622 So. 2d 88
• Smith v. Wainwright · 484 So. 2d 31
• Hampton v. Dugger · 509 So. 2d 1229
• Larsen v. State · 693 So. 2d 53

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