State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Dotson

Decided December 13, 1971. Joe W. Sanders wrote the opinion for the court.

256 So. 2d 594 · Cited 176 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.

Jones v. United States · 362 U.S. 257
Nathanson v. United States · 290 U.S. 41
Scher v. United States · 305 U.S. 251
State v. Coleman · 223 So. 2d 402
State v. Nails · 234 So. 2d 184
State v. Poe · 38 So. 2d 359
State v. Simpson · 43 So. 2d 585
State v. Wright · 225 So. 2d 201
State v. Martin · 198 So. 2d 897
State v. Sinclair · 245 So. 2d 365
State v. Whitfield · 219 So. 2d 493
State v. Progue · 144 So. 2d 352
State v. Wells · 221 So. 2d 50
State v. Boles · 97 S.E.2d 476
State v. Bertrand · 170 So. 2d 386
State v. Callihan · 242 So. 2d 521
State v. Monroe · 17 So. 2d 331
State v. Miles · 364 S.W.2d 532
State v. Foret · 200 So. 1
State v. Driscoll · 379 P.2d 206
State v. James · 169 So. 2d 89
State v. Arena · 254 La. 358
State v. Wagner · 85 So. 2d 272
State v. Harris · 232 La. 911
State v. Pagnotta · 220 So. 2d 69

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State v. Barrett · 350 So. 2d 664
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State v. Overton · 337 So. 2d 1201
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State v. King · 355 So. 2d 1305
State v. Williams · 346 So. 2d 181
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State v. De La Beckwith · 344 So. 2d 360
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