State v. Shelton
Decided October 15, 1992. Joseph Tipton wrote the opinion for the court.
854 S.W.2d 116 · Cited 439 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.
- Davis v. State · 28 S.W.2d 993
- Graham v. State · 547 S.W.2d 531
- State v. Taylor · 771 S.W.2d 387
- State v. Simmons · 309 S.E.2d 89
- Overton v. State · 56 S.W.2d 740
- State v. Cabbage · 571 S.W.2d 832
- State v. Ashby · 823 S.W.2d 166
- State v. Moss · 727 S.W.2d 229
- State v. Martin · 702 S.W.2d 560
- State v. Butler · 626 S.W.2d 6
- State v. Thornton · 730 S.W.2d 309
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