State v. Sutton
Decided March 13, 1978. William Fones wrote the opinion for the court.
562 S.W.2d 820 · Cited 222 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.
- Smith v. State · 327 S.W.2d 308
- Harrington v. State · 385 S.W.2d 758
- Wheeler v. State · 415 S.W.2d 121
- Gamble v. State · 383 S.W.2d 48
- Coke v. State · 345 S.W.2d 673
- Smith v. State · 527 S.W.2d 737
- Russell v. State · 532 S.W.2d 268
- State v. Beasley · 536 S.W.2d 328
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