Turner v. State

Decided March 11, 1949. Frank H. Gailor wrote the opinion for the court.

188 Tenn. 312 · Cited 73 times

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• King v. State · 187 Tenn. 431
• Christian v. State · 197 S.W.2d 797
• Foster v. State · 172 S.W.2d 1003
• Martin v. State · 8 S.W.2d 479
• Sherman v. State · 125 Tenn. 19

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• White v. State · 356 S.W.2d 411
• Harper v. State · 334 S.W.2d 933
• Bishop v. State · 287 S.W.2d 49
• Rosenthal v. State · 292 S.W.2d 1
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• Wilson v. Tranbarger · 402 S.W.2d 449
• Nichols v. State · 289 S.W.2d 849
• Helton v. State · 255 S.W.2d 694
• East v. State · 277 S.W.2d 361
• Cooper v. State · 356 S.W.2d 405
• Crawford v. State · 273 S.W.2d 689
• Vowell v. State · 341 S.W.2d 735
• Shiflet v. State · 392 S.W.2d 676
• Barrett v. State · 229 S.W.2d 516
• McClary v. State · 362 S.W.2d 450
• Staggs v. State · 357 S.W.2d 52
• Rhea v. State · 347 S.W.2d 486
• Gang v. State · 191 Tenn. 468
• Ervin v. State · 268 S.W.2d 351
• Miller v. State · 189 Tenn. 281
• In Re Adoption of Myers · 265 S.W.2d 12

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