State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Smith

Decided March 8, 1971. Albert Tate Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

245 So. 2d 327 · Cited 101 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.

State v. Andrus · 199 So. 2d 867
State v. Lawson · 236 So. 2d 804
State v. Johnson · 192 So. 2d 135
State v. Henry · 198 So. 910
State v. Kreller · 233 So. 2d 906
State v. Davidson · 177 So. 2d 273
State v. Williams · 193 So. 2d 787
State v. Winesberry · 237 So. 2d 364
State v. Rasheed · 178 So. 2d 261
State v. Seminary · 115 So. 370
State v. Bellam · 73 So. 2d 311
State v. Gray · 221 La. 868
State v. Arena · 254 La. 358
State v. Borde · 25 So. 2d 736

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