State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Pettus

Decided January 25, 1999. Adolpho A. Birch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

986 S.W.2d 540 · Cited 738 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.

Hicks v. State · 945 S.W.2d 706
Carter v. State · 952 S.W.2d 417
Wallen v. State · 863 S.W.2d 34
State v. MacKey · 553 S.W.2d 337
Hawks v. City of Westmoreland · 960 S.W.2d 10
State v. Ashby · 823 S.W.2d 166
State v. Wilkerson · 905 S.W.2d 933
State v. Davis · 940 S.W.2d 558
State v. Mahler · 735 S.W.2d 226
Tuggle v. Allright Parking Systems, Inc. · 922 S.W.2d 105

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