Smith v. State

Decided January 5, 1989. Stephen H. Grimes wrote the opinion for the court.

537 So. 2d 982 · Cited 94 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.

• Benyard v. Wainwright · 322 So. 2d 473
• State v. Jackson · 478 So. 2d 1054
• Brown v. State · 13 So. 2d 458
• In Re: Petition of Fla. State Bar Ass'n. · 199 So. 57
• Askew v. Cross Key Waterways · 372 So. 2d 913
• State v. Cain · 381 So. 2d 1361
• State v. Garcia · 229 So. 2d 236
• Johnson v. State · 336 So. 2d 93
• Booker v. State · 514 So. 2d 1079
• Small v. Sun Oil Company · 222 So. 2d 196
• Straughn v. K & K Land Management, Inc. · 326 So. 2d 421
• United States v. Brodie · 686 F. Supp. 941
• Husband v. Cassel · 130 So. 2d 69
• Clark v. State · 395 So. 2d 525
• Smith v. State · 479 So. 2d 804
• Barndollar v. Sunset Realty Corp. · 379 So. 2d 1278
• Rosslow v. State · 401 So. 2d 1107

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