McLelland v. State

Decided November 20, 1967. Thomas Pickens Brady wrote the opinion for the court.

204 So. 2d 158 · Cited 52 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.

• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
• Woodward v. State · 177 So. 531
• Winter v. State · 247 Miss. 640
• Sheffield v. Reece, Sheriff · 28 So. 2d 745
• Marr v. State · 159 So. 2d 167
• Ivey v. State · 40 So. 2d 609
• Cobb v. State · 108 So. 2d 719
• Matthews v. State · 139 So. 2d 386
• Henderson v. State · 192 So. 495
• Scott v. State · 188 So. 546
• Bailey v. State · 165 So. 122
• Commonwealth ex rel. James v. Russell · 416 Pa. 546
• Smith v. State · 220 Miss. 67
• Boyd v. State · 204 So. 2d 165
• State v. Vogel · 212 A.2d 560
• Phelps v. State · 404 P.2d 687
• Davis v. State · 204 So. 2d 270
• Bozeman v. Tucker · 203 So. 2d 795

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• Holifield v. State · 275 So. 2d 851
• James C. Newell, Jr. v. State of Mississippi · 175 So. 3d 1260
• Murphree v. State · 228 So. 2d 599
• Campbell v. State · 278 So. 2d 420
• Cochran v. State · 278 So. 2d 451
• Stevenson v. State · 244 So. 2d 30
• Avery v. State · 555 So. 2d 1039
• Alexander v. State · 226 So. 2d 905
• Ladnier v. State · 273 So. 2d 169
• Boyd v. State · 204 So. 2d 165
• Cutchens v. State · 310 So. 2d 273
• Carter v. State · 310 So. 2d 271
• Bennett v. State · 211 So. 2d 520
• Cortez v. Brown · 408 So. 2d 464
• Saucier v. State · 259 So. 2d 484
• Landers v. State · 304 So. 2d 641
• Pilcher v. State · 296 So. 2d 682
• Simmons v. State · 301 So. 2d 565
• Williams v. State · 210 So. 2d 780
• Breakfield v. State · 275 So. 2d 860

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