State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Parton

Decided July 22, 1985. William Fones wrote the opinion for the court.

694 S.W.2d 299 · Cited 291 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.

Carroll v. State · 370 S.W.2d 523
Wrather v. State · 169 S.W.2d 854
Gray v. State · 235 S.W.2d 20
Warren v. State · 156 S.W.2d 416
Lee v. State · 194 Tenn. 652
Bunch v. State · 605 S.W.2d 227
Collard v. State · 526 S.W.2d 112

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