Maxwell v. Wainwright

Decided May 15, 1986. Joseph A. Boyd Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

490 So. 2d 927 · Cited 248 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.

• Maxwell v. State · 443 So. 2d 967
• State v. Dixon · 283 So. 2d 1
• Downs v. State · 453 So. 2d 1102
• Johnson v. State · 465 So. 2d 499
• Ford v. Wainwright · 451 So. 2d 471
• Songer v. State · 419 So. 2d 1044

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