State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Denton

Decided December 2, 1996. Adolpho A. Birch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

938 S.W.2d 373 · Cited 244 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. Anthony · 817 S.W.2d 299
Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
State v. Black · 524 S.W.2d 913
United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688
State v. Goins · 705 S.W.2d 648
Meadows v. State · 849 S.W.2d 748
Nielsen · 131 U.S. 176
State v. Stephenson · 878 S.W.2d 530
State v. Jacumin · 778 S.W.2d 430
State v. Phillips · 924 S.W.2d 662
State v. Irvin · 603 S.W.2d 121
Patmore v. State · 277 S.W. 892
Grant v. State · 374 S.W.2d 391
State v. Brittman · 639 S.W.2d 652
Galbreath v. State · 187 Tenn. 669
Burford v. State · 845 S.W.2d 204
State v. Desirey · 909 S.W.2d 20
State v. Blackburn · 694 S.W.2d 934
State v. Lowery · 667 S.W.2d 52
State v. Mitchell · 682 S.W.2d 918

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