State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Mitchell

Decided January 14, 1980. Joe W. Henry wrote the opinion for the court.

593 S.W.2d 280 · Cited 114 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.

Forbes v. State · 559 S.W.2d 318
Wynn v. State · 181 S.W.2d 332
Jones v. State · 332 S.W.2d 662
Gray v. State · 538 S.W.2d 391
State v. Black · 524 S.W.2d 913

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