Wells v. State

Decided June 12, 1997. Michael P. Mills wrote the opinion for the court.

698 So. 2d 497 · Cited 274 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.

• Edwards v. State · 441 So. 2d 84
• Taylor v. State · 672 So. 2d 1246
• Davis v. State · 684 So. 2d 643
• Jones v. State · 602 So. 2d 1170
• Shell v. State · 554 So. 2d 887
• Agee v. State · 185 So. 2d 671
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Hansen v. State · 592 So. 2d 114
• Conner v. State · 632 So. 2d 1239
• Williamson v. State · 512 So. 2d 868
• Ballenger v. State · 667 So. 2d 1242
• Chase v. State · 645 So. 2d 829
• Davis v. State · 660 So. 2d 1228
• Jones v. State · 381 So. 2d 983
• Pinkney v. State · 538 So. 2d 329
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• Hunter v. State · 684 So. 2d 625
• Wiley v. State · 484 So. 2d 339
• Reddix v. State · 381 So. 2d 999
• Williams v. State · 684 So. 2d 1179
• Clemons v. State · 593 So. 2d 1004
• Pinkney v. State · 602 So. 2d 1177
• Shell v. State · 595 So. 2d 1323
• Nelms & Blum Co. v. Fink · 131 So. 817
• Danner v. Mid-State Paving Co. · 173 So. 2d 608

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• Baskin v. State · 991 So. 2d 179
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• Keller v. State · 138 So. 3d 817
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• Moffett v. State · 156 So. 3d 835
• James McCoy v. State of Mississippi · 147 So. 3d 333
• Kelly v. State · 735 So. 2d 1071
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• McGruder v. State · 886 So. 2d 27
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• McGilberry v. State · 741 So. 2d 894
• Flowers v. State · 773 So. 2d 309
• Goff v. State · 14 So. 3d 625
• Spicer v. State · 921 So. 2d 292

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