State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Kelly

Decided August 25, 1980. Ray L. Brock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

603 S.W.2d 726 · Cited 211 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.

Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742
Hunter v. Swenson · 372 F. Supp. 287
Monts v. State · 379 S.W.2d 34
Monts v. State · 400 S.W.2d 722
Wooten v. State · 314 S.W.2d 1
Ford v. State · 201 S.W.2d 539
State v. Chandler · 547 S.W.2d 918

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