Ray v. State

Decided July 30, 1981. Parker L. McDonald wrote the opinion for the court.

403 So. 2d 956 · Cited 256 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.

• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353
• Cole v. Arkansas · 333 U.S. 196
• Clark v. State · 363 So. 2d 331
• Ray v. State · 374 So. 2d 1002
• Brown v. State · 206 So. 2d 377
• Castor v. State · 365 So. 2d 701
• Sanford v. Rubin · 237 So. 2d 134
• Simmons v. State · 10 So. 2d 436
• Penny v. State · 191 So. 190
• Causey v. State · 307 So. 2d 197
• Walker v. State · 351 So. 2d 382
• Sullivan v. State · 303 So. 2d 632
• State v. Smith · 240 So. 2d 807
• McPhee v. State · 254 So. 2d 406
• Perkins v. Mayo · 92 So. 2d 641
• Johnson v. State · 226 So. 2d 884
• O'NEAL v. State · 308 So. 2d 569
• Haselden v. State · 386 So. 2d 624
• Jones v. State · 358 So. 2d 37
• Carter v. State · 380 So. 2d 541
• Roberts v. State · 320 So. 2d 832
• Minor v. State · 329 So. 2d 30
• Achin v. State · 387 So. 2d 375
• Lumia v. State · 372 So. 2d 525

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