State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Ruff v. State

Decided September 28, 1998. Adolpho A. Birch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

978 S.W.2d 95 · Cited 544 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.

State v. Hill · 954 S.W.2d 725
State v. Barnett · 909 S.W.2d 423
State v. Hughes · 371 S.W.2d 445
State v. Davis · 940 S.W.2d 558

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