State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Porretto

Decided May 14, 1985. Walter F. Marcus Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

468 So. 2d 1142 · Cited 216 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.

Giglio v. United States · 405 U.S. 150
State Ex Rel. Elaire v. Blackburn · 424 So. 2d 246
State v. Wright · 445 So. 2d 1198
State v. Gibson · 391 So. 2d 421
State v. Ludwig · 423 So. 2d 1073
State v. Wren · 425 So. 2d 756
State v. Smith · 437 So. 2d 252
State v. Curtis · 384 So. 2d 396
State v. Goutro · 444 So. 2d 615

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