Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1959
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1979
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Lassotovitch · State of Arizona v. Benham · McGough v. State · Tharp v. State · State v. Chee
Most-quoted passages
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“The said defendant on the 14th day of April, 1977, in Crittenden County, Arkansas, did unlawfully and feloniously sell or deliver a controlled substance, to-wit: heroin, in violation of the Arkansas Controlled Substances Act, against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Parker v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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