State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Adkins

Decided March 5, 1990. Charles H. O'Brien wrote the opinion for the court.

786 S.W.2d 642 · Cited 216 times

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Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1
State v. Cabbage · 571 S.W.2d 832
Overturf v. State · 571 S.W.2d 837
State v. Johnson · 692 S.W.2d 412
State v. Johnson · 762 S.W.2d 110

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