State Supreme Court / Tenn.

Tidwell v. State

Decided May 13, 1996. Adolpho A. Birch Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

922 S.W.2d 497 · Cited 427 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.

State v. Shelton · 851 S.W.2d 134
Burlison v. State · 501 S.W.2d 801
Baxter v. Rose · 523 S.W.2d 930
State v. Moats · 906 S.W.2d 431
Butler v. State · 789 S.W.2d 898
Cooper v. State · 849 S.W.2d 744

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