State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Melson

Decided August 16, 1982. Frank F. Drowota III wrote the opinion for the court.

638 S.W.2d 342 · Cited 438 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.

Houston v. State · 593 S.W.2d 267
State v. Strouth · 620 S.W.2d 467
State v. Banks · 564 S.W.2d 947
State v. Pritchett · 621 S.W.2d 127
State v. Groseclose · 615 S.W.2d 142
State v. Burkhart · 541 S.W.2d 365
Jones v. United States · 362 U.S. 257
State v. Dicks · 615 S.W.2d 126
State v. Paszek · 184 N.W.2d 836
People v. Hubbard · 519 P.2d 951
State v. Huff · 551 P.2d 880
Edwards v. State · 540 S.W.2d 641
State v. Coleman · 619 S.W.2d 112
Jones v. State · 33 S.W.2d 59
West v. State · 425 S.W.2d 602
State v. Grace · 493 S.W.2d 474
State v. Hatchett · 560 S.W.2d 627
State v. Harrington · 627 S.W.2d 345
State v. Little · 560 S.W.2d 403
Rippy v. State · 550 S.W.2d 636
State v. Simon · 635 S.W.2d 498
State v. Johnson · 632 S.W.2d 542
State v. Berry · 592 S.W.2d 553
State v. Townsend · 525 S.W.2d 842
Krause v. Taylor · 583 S.W.2d 603

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State of Tennessee v. William Brian Robinson
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State v. Howell · 868 S.W.2d 238
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State v. Berry · 141 S.W.3d 549
State of Tennessee v. Courtney Bishop · 431 S.W.3d 22
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