State Supreme Court / Fla.

State v. Pettis

Decided January 21, 1988. Stephen H. Grimes wrote the opinion for the court.

520 So. 2d 250 · Cited 213 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.

Jones v. State · 477 So. 2d 566
State v. Smith · 260 So. 2d 489
State v. Creighton · 469 So. 2d 735
State v. Pettis · 488 So. 2d 877
State v. Wilson · 483 So. 2d 23
Combs v. State · 436 So. 2d 93
State v. Gillespie · 227 So. 2d 550
Morrell v. State · 297 So. 2d 579
Huie v. State · 92 So. 2d 264
State v. Williams · 227 So. 2d 253
Dresner v. City of Tallahassee · 164 So. 2d 208
Taylor v. Board of Public Instruction of Duval County · 131 So. 2d 504
Robinson v. State · 132 So. 2d 3
State v. Horvatch · 413 So. 2d 469
D. C. v. State · 400 So. 2d 825
State v. Busciglio · 426 So. 2d 1233
State v. Atwell · 97 So. 2d 125
R.L.B. v. State · 486 So. 2d 588
State v. Caivano · 304 So. 2d 139
State v. Edwards · 490 So. 2d 235

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