State v. Becnel’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
May 1993
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 350 So. 2d 168 - State v. Cobbs · 341 So. 2d 868 - State v. McSpaddin · State v. Kimble
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1 later decision quote this exact passage
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