State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Poe v. State

Decided September 11, 1963. Sam L. Felts wrote the opinion for the court.

370 S.W.2d 488 · Cited 82 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.

Bishop v. State · 287 S.W.2d 49
McClard v. Reid · 229 S.W.2d 505
Harbison v. Briggs Bros. Paint Mfg. Co. · 354 S.W.2d 464
Myers v. State · 206 S.W.2d 30
Dykes v. State · 296 S.W.2d 861
Gentry v. Betty Lou Bakeries · 100 S.W.2d 230
Town of Pulaski v. Ballentine · 284 S.W. 370

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