King v. State

Decided November 8, 1963. Sherman N. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

157 So. 2d 440 · Cited 86 times

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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.

• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
• United States v. Hayman · 342 U.S. 205
• Roy v. Wainwright · 151 So. 2d 825
• Savage v. State · 156 So. 2d 566
• Mitchell v. Wainwright · 155 So. 2d 868
• King v. State · 157 So. 2d 440

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