State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Knowles

Decided December 15, 1980. John Allen Dixon Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

392 So. 2d 651 · Cited 157 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.

Sealfon v. United States · 332 U.S. 575
Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
State v. Doughty · 379 So. 2d 1088
State v. Didier · 263 So. 2d 322
State v. Richardson · 56 So. 2d 568
State v. Smith · 323 So. 2d 797
State v. Steele · 387 So. 2d 1175
State Ex Rel. Wikberg v. Henderson · 292 So. 2d 505
State v. Kimble · 375 So. 2d 924
City of Baton Rouge v. Jackson · 310 So. 2d 596
State v. Solomon · 379 So. 2d 1078
State v. Witherspoon · 292 So. 2d 499
State v. Doucet · 359 So. 2d 1239
Davis v. People · 22 Colo. 1
State v. Cain · 324 So. 2d 830

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