State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Sweeney

Decided November 28, 1983. Walter F. Marcus Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

443 So. 2d 522 · Cited 216 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. Dotson · 256 So. 2d 594
State v. Ray · 423 So. 2d 1116
State v. Richardson · 245 So. 2d 357
State v. Sepulvado · 367 So. 2d 762
State v. Bonanno · 384 So. 2d 355
State v. Trahan · 425 So. 2d 1222
State v. Dewey · 408 So. 2d 1255
State v. Drew · 360 So. 2d 500
State v. Graham · 422 So. 2d 123
State v. Spencer · 374 So. 2d 1195
State v. Moore · 432 So. 2d 209
State v. Perkins · 374 So. 2d 1234
State v. Robinson · 337 So. 2d 1168
State v. James · 396 So. 2d 1281
State v. Luckett · 327 So. 2d 365
State v. Knight · 298 So. 2d 726
State v. Johnson · 294 So. 2d 229

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