Sanders v. State

Decided June 6, 1996. Edwin L. Pittman wrote the opinion for the court.

678 So. 2d 663 · Cited 128 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.

• Sayre v. State · 533 So. 2d 464
• United States v. Lefkowitz · 285 U.S. 452
• Byars v. United States · 273 U.S. 28
• Henry v. Williams · 299 F. Supp. 36
• United States v. Jeffers · 342 U.S. 48
• Moore v. State · 534 So. 2d 557
• Barker v. State · 241 So. 2d 355

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• Johnson v. State · 9 So. 3d 413
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• Hamilton v. State · 44 So. 3d 1060
• Flowers v. State · 35 So. 3d 516
• Nelson v. State · 69 So. 3d 50
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