State Supreme Court / Fla.

Sawyer v. State of Florida

Decided June 29, 1927. Armstead Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

113 So. 726 · Cited 59 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.

Missouri v. Lewis · 101 U.S. 22
Alabama Hotel Co. v. J. L. Mott Iron Works · 86 Fla. 608

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