State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Smith

Decided May 23, 1983. Fred A. Blanche Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

433 So. 2d 688 · Cited 1,543 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.

Brown v. Texas · 443 U.S. 47
State v. Johnson · 426 So. 2d 95
State v. Bonanno · 384 So. 2d 355
State v. Duncan · 420 So. 2d 1105
State v. Ray · 423 So. 2d 1116
State v. Bodley · 394 So. 2d 584
Ebarb v. State · 598 S.W.2d 842
State v. Ludwig · 423 So. 2d 1073
Brewster v. State · 606 S.W.2d 325
State v. Rogers · 405 So. 2d 829
State v. Sepulvado · 359 So. 2d 137
State v. Kersey · 406 So. 2d 555
State v. Hammontree · 363 So. 2d 1364
State v. Perkins · 374 So. 2d 1234
State v. Parish · 429 So. 2d 442
State v. Keeney · 422 So. 2d 1144
State v. Arceneaux · 425 So. 2d 740
State v. Culberth · 390 So. 2d 847
State v. Alexander · 351 So. 2d 505
State v. Haynes · 339 So. 2d 328
State v. Rodriguez · 396 So. 2d 1312
State v. Davis · 359 So. 2d 986
Christian v. State · 592 S.W.2d 625
State v. Stephenson · 412 So. 2d 553
State v. Albert · 381 So. 2d 424

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