State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Russell v. State

Decided January 19, 1976. Robert E. Cooper wrote the opinion for the court.

532 S.W.2d 268 · Cited 71 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.

Mullendore v. State · 191 S.W.2d 149
Smith v. State · 527 S.W.2d 737

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