State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Bennett

Decided May 16, 1977. Joe W. Sanders wrote the opinion for the court.

345 So. 2d 1129 · Cited 168 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.

State v. Augustine · 215 So. 2d 634
State v. Morris · 340 So. 2d 195
Drope v. Missouri · 420 U.S. 162
State v. Square · 244 So. 2d 200
State v. Spencer · 243 So. 2d 793
State v. Babin · 319 So. 2d 367
State v. Marks · 211 So. 2d 261
State v. Flores · 315 So. 2d 772
State v. Mehan · 262 La. 611
State v. Carlisle · 315 So. 2d 675
State v. Blanton · 325 So. 2d 586
State v. Gilmore · 332 So. 2d 789
State v. Simmons · 328 So. 2d 149
State v. Nero · 319 So. 2d 303
State v. Phillips · 337 So. 2d 1157
State v. Watkins · 340 So. 2d 235
State v. Hargrove · 330 So. 2d 895
State v. Veal · 326 So. 2d 329

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