Myers v. State

Decided May 26, 1981. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

401 So. 2d 288 · Cited 55 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.

• Bufford v. State · 382 So. 2d 1162
• Harris v. State · 195 So. 2d 521
• Fisher v. State · 328 So. 2d 311
• In RE THOMAS v. State · 298 So. 2d 657
• McMorris v. State · 394 So. 2d 392
• Rogers v. State · 365 So. 2d 322
• Crawford v. State · 377 So. 2d 145
• Ex Parte Rogers · 365 So. 2d 334
• Ex Parte Crawford · 377 So. 2d 159
• Ex Parte Sullivan · 351 So. 2d 665
• Sullivan v. State · 351 So. 2d 659
• Harris v. State · 333 So. 2d 871
• Long v. State · 370 So. 2d 354
• Smelcher v. State · 385 So. 2d 653
• Collins v. State · 364 So. 2d 368
• Jackson v. State · 375 So. 2d 1271
• Ex Parte Jackson · 375 So. 2d 1274
• Cummings v. State · 374 So. 2d 421
• Fisher v. State · 328 So. 2d 321
• George v. State · 362 So. 2d 1327

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• Parker v. State · 406 So. 2d 1036
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• Ex Parte Woods · 592 So. 2d 636

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