Morris v. State

Decided February 27, 1991. Armis E. Hawkins wrote the opinion for the court.

595 So. 2d 840 · Cited 83 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.

• Barnes v. State · 249 So. 2d 383
• Yates v. State · 169 So. 2d 792
• State v. Danielski · 348 N.W.2d 352
• Garner v. State · 30 So. 2d 413
• Cochran v. State · 244 So. 2d 22
• Speagle v. State · 390 So. 2d 990
• State v. Johnson · 422 N.W.2d 14

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