Pruett v. State

Decided February 23, 1983. Francis S. Bowling wrote the opinion for the court.

431 So. 2d 1101 · Cited 251 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.

• Agee v. State · 185 So. 2d 671
• Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
• Irving v. State · 361 So. 2d 1360
• Smith v. State · 419 So. 2d 563
• Jordan v. State · 365 So. 2d 1198
• Reddix v. State · 381 So. 2d 999
• Edwards v. State · 413 So. 2d 1007
• Gray v. State · 375 So. 2d 994
• King v. State · 421 So. 2d 1009
• Wheat v. State · 420 So. 2d 229

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• Evans v. State · 725 So. 2d 613
• Pruett v. Thigpen · 665 F. Supp. 1254
• Pruett v. Thigpen · 444 So. 2d 819
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Ballenger v. State · 667 So. 2d 1242
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
• Davis v. State · 660 So. 2d 1228
• MacK v. State · 650 So. 2d 1289
• Holland v. State · 705 So. 2d 307
• Johnson v. State · 477 So. 2d 196
• Cole v. State · 525 So. 2d 365
• Blue v. State · 674 So. 2d 1184
• Nixon v. State · 533 So. 2d 1078
• Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• Hunter v. State · 684 So. 2d 625
• Simmons v. State · 805 So. 2d 452
• Davis v. State · 684 So. 2d 643
• Faraga v. State · 514 So. 2d 295
• West v. State · 553 So. 2d 8

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