Sanders v. State

Decided May 28, 2009. William L. Waller Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

9 So. 3d 1132 · Cited 55 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.

• Hearn v. State · 3 So. 3d 722
• Drope v. Missouri · 420 U.S. 162
• Jaquith v. Beckwith · 157 So. 2d 403
• Robinson v. State · 77 So. 2d 265
• Jackson v. State · 423 So. 2d 129
• Colson v. Sims · 220 So. 2d 345

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• Erik Wayne Hollie v. State of Mississippi · 174 So. 3d 824
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• Goodin v. State · 102 So. 3d 1102
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• Holliman v. State · 129 So. 3d 937
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• Jay v. State · 25 So. 3d 257
• Trammell v. State · 62 So. 3d 424
• Travis Shanks v. State of Mississippi · 233 So. 3d 877
• Dale Patrick Miller v. Jessica Dawn Smith · 229 So. 3d 100
• Sanders v. State · 103 So. 3d 775
• Larry Pointer, III v. State of Mississippi · 202 So. 3d 210
• Allen Nicolaou v. State of Mississippi · 215 So. 3d 498
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