Sherrill v. State
Decided January 23, 1959. Hamilton S. Burnett wrote the opinion for the court.
321 S.W.2d 811 · Cited 134 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.
- Fisher v. State · 277 S.W.2d 340
- Taylor v. State · 235 S.W.2d 818
- Ball v. State · 188 Tenn. 255
- Johnson v. State · 296 S.W.2d 832
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