State Supreme Court / Fla.

M.P. v. State

Decided October 10, 1996. Major B. Harding wrote the opinion for the court.

682 So. 2d 79 · Cited 76 times

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M.P. v. State · 662 So. 2d 1359
State v. Stearns · 645 So. 2d 417
Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688
M.P.C. v. State · 659 So. 2d 1293

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