State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Douglas

Decided May 7, 1973. Mack E. Barham wrote the opinion for the court.

278 So. 2d 485 · Cited 138 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. Williams · 248 So. 2d 295
State v. Gatlin · 129 So. 2d 4
State v. Cade · 153 So. 2d 382
State v. Hudson · 221 So. 2d 484
State v. Franklin · 268 So. 2d 249
State v. McLean · 44 So. 2d 698
State v. Douglas · 235 So. 2d 563
State v. Holmes · 245 So. 2d 707
State v. Braxton · 241 So. 2d 763
Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379
State v. Broussard · 46 So. 2d 48
State v. Millsap · 248 So. 2d 324
State v. Higginbotham · 261 So. 2d 638
State v. Graves · 250 So. 2d 727
State v. Hayes · 111 So. 327
State v. Bradford · 250 So. 2d 375
State v. Burch · 258 So. 2d 851
State v. Dimopoullas · 260 La. 874
State v. Hochenedel · 217 So. 2d 392
State v. Arnold · 259 La. 139

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