State Supreme Court / La.

State v. Williams

Decided April 7, 1980. Fred A. Blanche Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

383 So. 2d 369 · Cited 126 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. English · 367 So. 2d 815
State v. Martin · 376 So. 2d 300
State v. Garner · 128 So. 2d 655
State v. Drew · 360 So. 2d 500
State v. Sonnier · 379 So. 2d 1336
State v. Procell · 365 So. 2d 484
State v. Monroe · 366 So. 2d 1345
Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham · 373 U.S. 262
State v. Searle · 339 So. 2d 1194
State v. Williams · 375 So. 2d 364
State v. Matthews · 354 So. 2d 552
State v. Prejean · 379 So. 2d 240
State v. Collins · 378 So. 2d 928
State v. Allen · 380 So. 2d 28
State v. Valentine · 364 So. 2d 595
State v. Gaines · 354 So. 2d 548
State v. Foote · 379 So. 2d 1058
State v. Donahue · 355 So. 2d 247
State v. Tucker · 354 So. 2d 521
State v. Spooner · 368 So. 2d 1086
State v. Main Motors, Inc. · 383 So. 2d 327
State v. Howard · 377 So. 2d 1226

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