Williams v. State

Decided June 21, 1989. Michael D. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

544 So. 2d 782 · Cited 318 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.

• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
• Booker v. State · 511 So. 2d 1329
• Hentz v. State · 489 So. 2d 1386
• Hill v. State · 432 So. 2d 427
• Neal v. State · 451 So. 2d 743
• Cabello v. State · 471 So. 2d 332
• Billiot v. State · 454 So. 2d 445
• Voyles v. State · 362 So. 2d 1236
• King v. State · 168 So. 2d 637
• Gerlach v. State · 466 So. 2d 75
• McCaskill v. State · 227 So. 2d 847
• Jones v. State · 381 So. 2d 983
• Williamson v. State · 512 So. 2d 868
• Leatherwood v. State · 435 So. 2d 645
• Jordan v. State · 365 So. 2d 1198
• Booker v. State · 449 So. 2d 209
• Shearer v. State · 423 So. 2d 824
• Stringer v. State · 491 So. 2d 837
• Carleton v. State · 425 So. 2d 1036
• Murphy v. State · 246 So. 2d 920
• Barnes v. State · 471 So. 2d 1218
• Cartwright v. State · 71 Miss. 82
• Washington v. Greenville Mfg. & MacHine Works · 223 So. 2d 642
• Chapman v. Carlson · 240 So. 2d 263

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• Jones v. State · 938 So. 2d 312
• Chamberlin v. State · 989 So. 2d 320
• Savell v. State · 928 So. 2d 961
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• Brown v. State · 682 So. 2d 340

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