Smith v. State

Decided July 27, 1959. Hamilton S. Burnett wrote the opinion for the court.

327 S.W.2d 308 · Cited 88 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Holt v. United States · 218 U.S. 245
• Bruno v. United States · 308 U.S. 287
• Liakas v. State · 286 S.W.2d 856
• Marable v. State · 313 S.W.2d 451
• The People v. Malmenato · 150 N.E.2d 806
• State v. Shawley · 67 S.W.2d 74
• Turner v. State · 188 Tenn. 312
• Gray v. State · 235 S.W.2d 20
• Cole v. State · 187 Tenn. 459
• Forester v. State · 252 P. 861
• People v. Perez · 128 Cal. App. 2d 750
• Watson v. City of Bozeman · 156 P.2d 178
• Howell v. State · 247 S.W.2d 952
• Steadman v. State · 282 S.W.2d 777
• The People v. Pers · 199 N.E. 812
• Napue v. Illinois · 360 U.S. 264
• Cathey v. State · 191 Tenn. 617
• Cathey v. State · 235 S.W.2d 601
• United States v. Mesarosh · 116 F. Supp. 345

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• State v. MacKey · 553 S.W.2d 337
• State v. Majors · 318 S.W.3d 850
• State v. Davidson · 121 S.W.3d 600
• Farmer v. State · 343 S.W.2d 895
• State v. James · 315 S.W.3d 440
• Leonard Edward Smith v. State of Tennessee · 357 S.W.3d 322
• Gauthier v. State · 28 Wis. 2d 412
• State v. Lawson · 291 S.W.3d 864
• Hall v. State · 490 S.W.2d 495
• Edwards v. State · 540 S.W.2d 641
• State v. Strouth · 620 S.W.2d 467
• Thomas v. State · 766 So. 2d 860
• Garrett v. Morris Kirschman & Company, Inc. · 336 So. 2d 566
• Peek v. State · 375 S.W.2d 863
• State v. Beasley · 536 S.W.2d 328
• Christian v. State · 555 S.W.2d 863
• Dupes v. State · 354 S.W.2d 453
• State v. Onidas · 635 S.W.2d 516
• Nelson v. State · 344 S.W.2d 540
• Swain v. State · 407 S.W.2d 452
• Jamison v. State · 354 S.W.2d 252

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