Morton v. State

Decided June 15, 1976. John Garber Bookout wrote the opinion for the court.

338 So. 2d 423 · Cited 55 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.

• Young v. State · 220 So. 2d 843
• Bridges v. State · 225 So. 2d 821
• Stokley v. State · 49 So. 2d 284
• Zuck v. State · 325 So. 2d 531
• Pugh v. State · 283 So. 2d 616
• Langham v. State · 11 So. 2d 131
• De Bardeleben v. State · 78 So. 877
• Cox v. State · 199 So. 806
• Mitchell v. State · 286 So. 2d 85
• Zuck v. State · 325 So. 2d 539
• Zuck v. State · 331 So. 2d 777

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