Wheat v. State

Decided October 6, 1982. Francis S. Bowling wrote the opinion for the court.

420 So. 2d 229 · Cited 260 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.

• Lee v. State · 146 So. 2d 736
• Thompson v. State · 258 So. 2d 448
• Bullock v. State · 391 So. 2d 601
• Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
• Shanklin v. State · 290 So. 2d 625

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