State Supreme Court / Fla.

State v. Dist. Ct. of Appeal, First Dist.

Decided November 1, 1990. Stephen H. Grimes wrote the opinion for the court.

569 So. 2d 439 · Cited 94 times

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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.

Richardson v. State · 546 So. 2d 1037
State v. Meyer · 430 So. 2d 440
State v. Wooden · 246 So. 2d 755
Baggett v. Wainwright · 229 So. 2d 239
Blanco v. Wainwright · 507 So. 2d 1377
Roy v. Wainwright · 151 So. 2d 825
State v. Bolyea · 520 So. 2d 562
White v. Dugger · 511 So. 2d 554
Costello v. State · 246 So. 2d 752

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