State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Davis

Decided February 27, 1984. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

448 So. 2d 645 · Cited 193 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. Soco · 441 So. 2d 719
State v. Dousay · 378 So. 2d 414
State v. Brown · 340 So. 2d 1306
State v. Jones · 398 So. 2d 1049
State v. Jones · 381 So. 2d 416
State v. Tomasetti · 381 So. 2d 420
State v. Freeman · 411 So. 2d 1068
State v. Trahan · 412 So. 2d 1294
State v. Cox · 344 So. 2d 1024
State v. Mitchell · 437 So. 2d 264
State v. White · 399 So. 2d 172
State v. Baron · 416 So. 2d 537
State v. Stilley · 416 So. 2d 928
State v. Cannon · 383 So. 2d 389

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