State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Burkhart

Decided May 30, 1978. Robert E. Cooper wrote the opinion for the court.

566 S.W.2d 871 · Cited 260 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.

In Re Sandel · 64 Cal. 2d 412
Stinson v. State · 344 S.W.2d 369
State v. Culver · 129 A.2d 715
State v. Leathers · 531 P.2d 901
State v. Shilinsky · 81 N.W.2d 444
Henderson v. State Ex Rel. Lance · 419 S.W.2d 176
State v. Fountaine · 430 P.2d 235
Frazier v. Langlois · 240 A.2d 152
In Re Tinsley · 178 Cal. App. 2d 15

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