State Supreme Court / Ala.

Biddie v. State

Decided September 25, 1987. Oscar W. Adams Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

516 So. 2d 846 · Cited 78 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.

Ex Parte Washington · 448 So. 2d 404
Fuller v. State · 113 So. 2d 153
Cox v. State · 193 So. 2d 759
Stinson v. State · 321 So. 2d 277
Crumpton v. State · 402 So. 2d 1081
Showers v. State · 407 So. 2d 169
Harris v. State · 347 So. 2d 1363
Johnson v. State · 421 So. 2d 1306
Ex Parte Harris · 347 So. 2d 1368
Biddie v. State · 516 So. 2d 837
Hoppins v. State · 451 So. 2d 365
Hassell v. State · 342 So. 2d 1357

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