State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Kersey v. State

Decided June 16, 1975. Joe W. Henry wrote the opinion for the court.

525 S.W.2d 139 · Cited 83 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.

Allen v. United States · 164 U.S. 492
Simmons v. State · 281 S.W.2d 487
High v. Lenow · 258 S.W.2d 742
State v. Randall · 353 P.2d 1054
Brasfield v. United States · 272 U.S. 448
State v. Hutchins · 202 A.2d 678
Hopper v. State · 205 Tenn. 246

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