Owens v. State

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

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Cited by

451 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lee Medical, Inc. v. Paula Beecher
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-05-24· cited 990×
• Summers v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2007-01-23· cited 791×
• Dellinger v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2009-01-22· cited 702×
• In Re Adoption of A.M.H.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2007-01-23· cited 673×
• In Re: Kaliyah S.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-01-22· cited 554×
• State v. Poole
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-05-12· cited 452×
• In re D.L.B.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2003-10-20· cited 414×
• State of Tennessee v. James D. Wooden
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-12-02· cited 336×
• William H. Mansell v. Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2013-08-20· cited 331×
• Osborn v. Marr
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2004-01-23· cited 331×
• State v. Hall
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-12-15· cited 326×
• State v. Jordan
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-09-22· cited 318×
• John Paul Seals v. State of Tennessee
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2000-06-20· cited 316×
• Thompson v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1997-05-30· cited 307×
• Riggs v. Burson
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-03-10· cited 306×
• State v. Davis
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-03-10· cited 297×
• Faulkner v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2007-04-27· cited 295×
• State of Tennessee v. Adrian R. Brown
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-12-02· cited 283×
• Alley v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1997-05-02· cited 267×
• Houghton v. Aramark Educational Resources, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2002-11-22· cited 266×

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Gideon v. Wainwright
  Supreme Court· 1963-03-18· cited 8,419×
• Pennsylvania v. Finley
  Supreme Court· 1987-05-18· cited 3,807×
• Payne v. Tennessee
  Supreme Court· 1991-09-13· cited 3,458×
• State v. Evans
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1992-09-14· cited 1,810×
• Ross v. Moffitt
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-17· cited 1,488×
• State v. Cazes
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1994-02-14· cited 901×
• Burford v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1992-12-21· cited 640×
• Bah v. Bah
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1983-12-15· cited 223×
• State v. Sliger
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1993-01-19· cited 125×
• State v. Porterfield
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1988-01-19· cited 124×
• Wilson v. Johnson County
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1994-06-13· cited 121×
• State v. Payne
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1990-04-16· cited 120×
• Teague v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1988-12-14· cited 118×
• Lyons v. Rasar
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1994-02-28· cited 111×
• Fouche v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1988-05-16· cited 107×
• Worrall v. Kroger Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1977-01-17· cited 102×
• State ex rel. Loser v. National Optical Stores Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1949-12-17· cited 45×
• Glasgow v. Fox
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1964-08-28· cited 26×
• Haynes v. City of Pigeon Forge
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1994-03-02· cited 18×
• Watts v. Memphis Transit Management Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1971-01-04· cited 18×

Other cases named Owens v. State

575 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-03-04· cited 215×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1904-06-08· cited 115×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 1999-09-01· cited 111×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2017-11-22· cited 89×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 73×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1992-02-28· cited 72×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-06-30· cited 71×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1975-09-18· cited 71×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-06-05· cited 70×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2003-01-16· cited 69×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1998-08-14· cited 66×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-11-18· cited 64×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 64×
• Owens v. State
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1998-05-20· cited 62×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1969-12-10· cited 57×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 1996-02-21· cited 57×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-11-23· cited 51×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1904-05-11· cited 48×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-02-12· cited 47×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1975-02-12· cited 46×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2000-04-04· cited 46×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2003-11-06· cited 44×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1981-11-05· cited 44×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2004-04-22· cited 42×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-12-14· cited 39×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-10-20· cited 39×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1991-04-29· cited 39×
• Owens v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1965-12-09· cited 38×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1988-12-21· cited 38×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1996-06-24· cited 37×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1988-07-19· cited 36×
• Owens v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1980-12-16· cited 35×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-01-21· cited 35×
• Owens v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 1992-05-26· cited 35×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1973-06-12· cited 31×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1989-09-25· cited 28×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1973-05-31· cited 28×
• Owens v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1974-02-08· cited 27×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1978-03-22· cited 27×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1976-07-14· cited 27×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-01-17· cited 26×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-05-03· cited 26×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1983-06-15· cited 26×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-04-02· cited 25×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1979-02-14· cited 25×
• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2005-10-06· cited 24×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-03-10· cited 24×
• Owens v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1923-12-17· cited 24×
• Owens v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1885-12-15· cited 24×
• Owens v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1994-03-25· cited 23×