State Supreme Court / Tenn.

State v. Sheffield

Decided August 27, 1984. William Fones wrote the opinion for the court.

676 S.W.2d 542 · Cited 1,460 times

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State v. Pritchett · 621 S.W.2d 127
State v. Morgan · 541 S.W.2d 385
State v. Miller · 674 S.W.2d 279
Smith v. State · 354 S.W.2d 450
People v. Newton · 107 Cal. App. 3d 568
Smith v. State · 527 S.W.2d 737
State v. Coe · 655 S.W.2d 903
State v. Austin · 618 S.W.2d 738
State v. Teague · 645 S.W.2d 392

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