State Supreme Court / Fla.

State v. Benitez

Decided February 12, 1981. Arthur J. England Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

395 So. 2d 514 · Cited 153 times

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Precedents cited

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.

People v. Eason · 40 N.Y.2d 297
McArthur v. State · 351 So. 2d 972
Hamilton v. State · 366 So. 2d 8
Sandstrom v. Leader · 370 So. 2d 3
Schultz v. State · 361 So. 2d 416
Banks v. State · 342 So. 2d 469
State v. Champe · 373 So. 2d 874
O'DONNELL v. State · 326 So. 2d 4
Linville v. State · 359 So. 2d 450
State v. Millington · 377 So. 2d 685

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