Jones v. State

Decided November 28, 1984. James L. Robertson wrote the opinion for the court.

461 So. 2d 686 · Cited 325 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.

• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Keys v. State · 283 So. 2d 919
• Foster v. City of Meridian · 116 So. 820
• McDougle v. State · 355 So. 2d 1386
• Home Ins. Co. v. Dahmer · 150 So. 650
• Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States · 251 U.S. 385
• Nardone v. United States · 308 U.S. 338
• Mallory v. United States · 354 U.S. 449
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Irving v. State · 361 So. 2d 1360
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• Harvey v. State · 207 So. 2d 108
• Dover v. State · 227 So. 2d 296
• Bolton v. City of Greenville · 178 So. 2d 667
• Cannaday v. State · 455 So. 2d 713
• Edwards v. State · 441 So. 2d 84
• Tokman v. State · 435 So. 2d 664
• Newell v. State · 308 So. 2d 71
• Lanier v. State · 450 So. 2d 69
• People v. Spencer · 66 Cal. 2d 158
• Sanders v. State · 429 So. 2d 245
• Stevens v. State · 228 So. 2d 888
• Bell v. State · 443 So. 2d 16
• Harrison v. State · 285 So. 2d 889
• Hancock v. State · 299 So. 2d 188

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• Burt v. State · 493 So. 2d 1325
• Justin Barrett Blakeney v. State of Mississippi · 236 So. 3d 11
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