State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Lewis

Decided March 13, 1989. Luther F. Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

539 So. 2d 1199 · Cited 81 times

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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. Nall · 379 So. 2d 731
Kercheval v. United States · 274 U.S. 220
Shotwell Manufacturing Co. v. United States · 371 U.S. 341
State v. Joyner · 84 So. 2d 462

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