Schmitt v. State

Decided February 28, 1990. Edwin L. Pittman wrote the opinion for the court.

560 So. 2d 148 · Cited 152 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.

• Sanders v. State · 440 So. 2d 278
• Leatherwood v. State · 473 So. 2d 964
• Merritt v. State · 517 So. 2d 517
• Detroit Marine Engineering v. McRee · 510 So. 2d 462
• Gardner v. State · 531 So. 2d 805
• Ferguson v. State · 507 So. 2d 94
• Tiller v. State · 440 So. 2d 1001

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