Weatherspoon v. State

Decided January 14, 1999. Michael D. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

732 So. 2d 158 · Cited 147 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.

• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Pittman v. State · 111 So. 2d 415
• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
• Mattox v. State · 128 So. 2d 368
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• McFee v. State · 511 So. 2d 130
• Carr v. State · 655 So. 2d 824
• Johnson v. State · 477 So. 2d 196
• Lester v. State · 692 So. 2d 755
• Brooks v. State · 46 So. 2d 94
• Stringer v. State · 454 So. 2d 468
• Griffin v. State · 557 So. 2d 542
• State Ex Rel. Moore v. Molpus · 578 So. 2d 624
• Roberts v. Grafe Auto Co., Inc. · 653 So. 2d 250

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