State Supreme Court / Fla.

Pait v. State

Decided March 11, 1959. B Campbell Thornal wrote the opinion for the court.

112 So. 2d 380 · 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.

Carlile v. State · 176 So. 862
North v. State · 65 So. 2d 77
Henderson v. State of Florida · 113 So. 689
McCall v. State · 163 So. 38
Cooper v. State · 186 So. 230
Sutton v. State · 51 So. 2d 725

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