State Supreme Court / Fla.

State v. Wimberly

Decided December 11, 1986. Ben F. Overton wrote the opinion for the court.

498 So. 2d 929 · Cited 137 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.

Sansone v. United States · 380 U.S. 343
Brown v. State · 206 So. 2d 377
In re Trial Courts of the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases · 431 So. 2d 594
Lomax v. State · 345 So. 2d 719
Wimberly v. State · 476 So. 2d 272
State v. Baker · 456 So. 2d 419
Butler v. State · 493 So. 2d 451
Buford v. Wainwright · 428 So. 2d 1389
Swindle v. State · 254 So. 2d 811

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