State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Shaffer

Decided November 23, 1971. Joe W. Sanders wrote the opinion for the court.

257 So. 2d 121 · Cited 87 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.

In Re Anderson · 447 P.2d 117
State v. Duplessis · 257 So. 2d 135
State v. Turner · 220 So. 2d 67
State v. Benjamin · 222 So. 2d 853
Miller v. State · 163 S.E.2d 730
State v. Reese · 194 So. 2d 729
State v. Henry · 3 So. 2d 104
State v. Martin · 198 So. 2d 897
State v. Kreller · 233 So. 2d 906
State v. Dugas · 211 So. 2d 285
State v. Richard · 158 So. 2d 828
State v. Vale · 215 So. 2d 811
State v. Anderson · 229 So. 2d 329
State v. Skinner · 204 So. 2d 370
State v. Cooper · 190 So. 2d 86
Massey v. Smith · 164 S.E.2d 786
State v. Rideau · 165 So. 2d 282
State v. McQueen · 243 So. 2d 798
State v. Miller · 111 So. 2d 108
State v. O'Day · 175 So. 838
State v. Smith · 250 So. 2d 724
State v. Young · 249 La. 1053
State v. Young · 193 So. 2d 243
Rouse v. State · 222 So. 2d 145

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State v. Ackal · 290 So. 2d 882
State v. Vail · 236 So. 3d 644
State v. Roquemore · 292 So. 2d 204
State v. Atkins · 261 S.E.2d 55
State v. Waddell · 194 S.E.2d 19
State v. Lee · 340 So. 2d 180
State v. Fallon · 290 So. 2d 273
State v. Shaffer · 77 So. 3d 939
State v. Franklin · 268 So. 2d 249
State v. Linkletter · 345 So. 2d 452
State v. McGraw · 366 So. 2d 1278
State v. Jefferson · 284 So. 2d 882
State v. Bradford · 298 So. 2d 781
State v. Sledge · 340 So. 2d 205
State v. Claiborne · 397 So. 2d 486
State v. Leichman · 286 So. 2d 649
State v. Burnette · 337 So. 2d 1096
State v. Kaufman · 278 So. 2d 86
State v. Frazier · 283 So. 2d 261
State v. Bullock · 269 So. 2d 824

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