Bankston v. State

Decided April 7, 1978. Reneau P. Almon wrote the opinion for the court.

358 So. 2d 1040 · Cited 241 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.

• Burns v. State · 155 So. 561
• Davis v. State · 107 So. 737
• McGuff v. State · 27 So. 2d 241
• Sanders v. State · 7 So. 2d 483
• Wright v. State · 39 So. 2d 395
• Farley v. State · 182 So. 2d 364
• Webster v. State · 93 So. 545
• Brooks v. State · 82 So. 2d 553
• Trammell v. State · 289 So. 2d 656
• Gibson v. State · 89 Ala. 121
• Eiland v. State · 52 Ala. 322
• Rutledge v. State · 88 Ala. 85
• Aberhart v. State · 353 So. 2d 6

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• Williams v. State · 795 So. 2d 753
• Clark v. State · 896 So. 2d 584
• Ellis v. State · 570 So. 2d 744
• Saunders v. State · 10 So. 3d 53
• Wilson v. State · 142 So. 3d 732
• Cox v. State · 585 So. 2d 182
• Robitaille v. State · 971 So. 2d 43
• McGowan v. State · 990 So. 2d 931
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• Ex Parte O'Leary · 417 So. 2d 232
• Woods v. State · 13 So. 3d 1
• Ex Parte Peraita · 897 So. 2d 1227
• James v. State · 61 So. 3d 357

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