Williams v. State

Decided February 9, 1983. Harry Grey Walker wrote the opinion for the court.

427 So. 2d 100 · Cited 52 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.

• United States v. Benz · 282 U.S. 304
• Stroud v. United States · 251 U.S. 15
• Murphy v. Massachusetts · 177 U.S. 155
• Bullock v. HARPOLE, S. ST. PENITENTIARY · 102 So. 2d 687
• McLelland v. State · 204 So. 2d 158
• Brooks v. State · 242 So. 2d 865
• Upshaw v. State · 350 So. 2d 1358
• Davis v. Utah Territory · 151 U.S. 262
• Anderson v. State · 82 Miss. 784
• Rouse v. State · 222 So. 2d 145
• Shorter v. State · 257 So. 2d 236
• Anthony v. State · 220 So. 2d 837

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• Houston v. State · 531 So. 2d 598
• Dycus v. State · 440 So. 2d 246
• Abram v. State · 606 So. 2d 1015
• West v. State · 485 So. 2d 681
• Goodson v. State · 566 So. 2d 1142
• Sanders v. State · 586 So. 2d 792
• Ford v. State · 737 So. 2d 424
• Heflin v. State · 643 So. 2d 512
• Commonwealth v. Stohr · 522 A.2d 589
• Hampton v. State · 760 So. 2d 803
• McGowan v. State · 726 So. 2d 217

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