State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Monts v. State

Decided March 2, 1966. Weldon B. White wrote the opinion for the court.

400 S.W.2d 722 · Cited 73 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.

Monts v. State · 379 S.W.2d 34
Turner v. State · 187 Tenn. 309
Lynumn v. Illinois · 372 U.S. 528
McBee v. State · 372 S.W.2d 173
Holt v. State · 357 S.W.2d 57
Anderson v. State · 341 S.W.2d 385
White v. State · 356 S.W.2d 411
Wooten v. State · 314 S.W.2d 1
Kennedy v. State · 210 S.W.2d 132
Thompson v. State · 101 S.W.2d 467
Taylor v. State · 235 S.W.2d 818
Kennon v. State · 181 S.W.2d 364
Cordell v. State · 338 S.W.2d 615
Tines v. State · 315 S.W.2d 111
Hickson v. State · 270 S.W.2d 313
Beaver v. State · 217 Tenn. 447
Hanvy v. State · 385 S.W.2d 752
Wynn v. State · 181 S.W.2d 332

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