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State v. Johnson

Decided August 24, 1987. Ernest A. Finney Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

360 S.E.2d 317 · Cited 63 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.

Kotteakos v. United States · 328 U.S. 750
State v. Sloan · 298 S.E.2d 92
State v. Wilson · 266 S.E.2d 426
State v. Brown · 347 S.E.2d 882
State v. Sullivan · 282 S.E.2d 838
State v. Plath · 313 S.E.2d 619
State v. Gregory · 4 S.E.2d 1
State v. South · 331 S.E.2d 775
State v. Norris · 328 S.E.2d 339
State v. Atkins · 360 S.E.2d 302
State v. Byers · 284 S.E.2d 360

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Edmond v. State · 534 S.E.2d 682
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Johnson v. Catoe · 520 S.E.2d 617

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