State Supreme Court / Ala.

Beecher v. State

Decided July 10, 1975. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

320 So. 2d 727 · Cited 102 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.

Welch v. State · 81 So. 2d 901
Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346
Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
Hubbard v. State · 215 So. 2d 261
Tillis v. State · 296 So. 2d 892
McLemore v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, ETC. · 88 So. 2d 170
Stain v. State · 138 So. 2d 703
King v. State · 230 So. 2d 538
Street v. State · 96 So. 2d 686
Beecher v. State · 193 So. 2d 505
Taylor v. State · 185 So. 2d 414
Lamberth v. State · 307 So. 2d 43
Chamberlain v. State · 247 So. 2d 683

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