Smith v. State

Decided February 3, 1994. James W. Smith Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

636 So. 2d 1220 · Cited 76 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.

• Mallett v. State · 592 So. 2d 524
• Schmitt v. State · 560 So. 2d 148
• Sanders v. State · 440 So. 2d 278
• Vittitoe v. State · 556 So. 2d 1062
• Billiot v. State · 515 So. 2d 1234

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• State v. Pittman · 671 So. 2d 62
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• Fairley v. State · 812 So. 2d 259
• Daniel Keith Singleton v. State of Mississippi · 213 So. 3d 521
• Conwill v. State · 94 So. 3d 1173
• McCray v. State · 785 So. 2d 1079
• Bell v. State · 102 So. 3d 297
• Coleman v. State · 971 So. 2d 637

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