Melton v. State

Decided October 26, 1954. H. L. Sebring wrote the opinion for the court.

75 So. 2d 291 · Cited 62 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.

• Longo v. State · 26 So. 2d 818
• Collins v. State · 65 So. 2d 61
• Brown v. State · 46 So. 2d 479

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