Patton v. State
Decided April 26, 1945. Robert Tennent Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.
21 So. 2d 844 · Cited 60 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.
- Powell v. State · 141 So. 201
- Anderson v. State · 95 So. 171
- Lewis v. State · 125 So. 802
- Watts v. State · 86 So. 70
- Johnson v. State · 112 So. 234
- Lee v. State · 20 So. 2d 471
- Hawkins v. State · 195 So. 765
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