State Supreme Court / Fla.

Williams v. State

Decided January 27, 1960. Elwyn Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

117 So. 2d 473 · Cited 78 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.

Talley v. State · 36 So. 2d 201
Williams v. State · 110 So. 2d 654
Davis v. State · 90 So. 2d 629
Pait v. State · 112 So. 2d 380

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