State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Smith v. State

Decided September 2, 1975. William Fones wrote the opinion for the court.

527 S.W.2d 737 · Cited 169 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.

Huffman v. State · 200 Tenn. 487
White v. State · 356 S.W.2d 411
Corlew v. State · 180 S.W.2d 900
Graham v. State · 304 S.W.2d 622

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