Melbourne v. State

Decided September 5, 1996. Leander J. Shaw Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

679 So. 2d 759 · Cited 356 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.

• State v. Neil · 457 So. 2d 481
• State v. Johans · 613 So. 2d 1319
• State v. Slappy · 522 So. 2d 18
• Ratliff v. State · 666 So. 2d 1008
• Joiner v. State · 618 So. 2d 174

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