Peterson v. State

Decided February 22, 1996. Edwin L. Pittman wrote the opinion for the court.

671 So. 2d 647 · Cited 202 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.

• Hines v. State · 472 So. 2d 386
• Love v. State · 52 So. 2d 470
• Heflin v. State · 643 So. 2d 512
• McDaniel v. State · 356 So. 2d 1151
• Jones v. State · 461 So. 2d 686
• Harbin v. State · 478 So. 2d 796
• May v. State · 209 Miss. 579
• Price v. Simpson · 205 So. 2d 642
• MacKbee v. State · 575 So. 2d 16
• Parker v. State · 606 So. 2d 1132
• Goodson v. State · 566 So. 2d 1142
• Caruso v. Picayune Pizza Hut, Inc. · 598 So. 2d 770
• Westmoreland v. State · 246 So. 2d 487
• Shelby v. State · 246 So. 2d 543
• Stinson v. State · 443 So. 2d 869
• Watson v. State · 291 So. 2d 741
• Everett v. State · 248 So. 2d 439
• Alexander v. State · 250 So. 2d 629

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