State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Duncan

Decided September 9, 1985. Robert E. Cooper wrote the opinion for the court.

698 S.W.2d 63 · Cited 462 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. Banks · 564 S.W.2d 947
State v. Dicks · 615 S.W.2d 126
State v. Frampton · 627 P.2d 922
Holt v. State · 357 S.W.2d 57
State v. Harries · 657 S.W.2d 414
Commonwealth v. Colon-Cruz · 470 N.E.2d 116
State v. Melson · 638 S.W.2d 342
People v. Collins · 68 Cal. 2d 319
Houston v. State · 593 S.W.2d 267
Cozzolino v. State · 584 S.W.2d 765
State v. Bannister · 680 S.W.2d 141
State v. Harrington · 627 S.W.2d 345
State v. Strouth · 620 S.W.2d 467
State v. Jones · 598 S.W.2d 209
People v. Harbold · 464 N.E.2d 734

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