Smith v. State

Decided January 21, 1988. Stephen H. Grimes wrote the opinion for the court.

521 So. 2d 106 · Cited 87 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.

• Yohn v. State · 476 So. 2d 123
• Ray v. State · 403 So. 2d 956
• Motley v. State · 20 So. 2d 798
• Smith v. State · 497 So. 2d 910
• Croft v. State · 158 So. 454
• Lentz v. State · 498 So. 2d 986
• State v. Lancia · 499 So. 2d 11
• Holmes v. State · 374 So. 2d 944
• Bagley v. State · 119 So. 2d 400
• Walsingham v. State · 250 So. 2d 857
• Reese v. State · 476 So. 2d 129

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