Blue v. State

Decided June 29, 1944. Davis F. Stakely wrote the opinion for the court.

19 So. 2d 11 · Cited 121 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.

• Southern Natural Gas Co. v. Davidson · 142 So. 63
• Shepard v. United States · 290 U.S. 96
• Arant v. State · 167 So. 540
• Ex Parte Grimmett · 152 So. 263
• People v. Selby · 245 P. 426
• George v. State · 200 So. 602
• Smith v. State · 197 Ala. 193
• Kabase v. State · 12 So. 2d 766
• Vaughn v. State · 183 So. 428
• Russo v. State · 181 So. 502
• Coffey v. State · 14 So. 2d 122
• Wilson v. State · 11 So. 2d 568
• Mitchell v. Parker · 138 So. 832
• Burke v. Tidwell · 101 So. 599
• Burns v. State · 19 So. 2d 450
• Swindle v. State · 176 So. 375
• Hamner v. Carroll's Creek Baptist Church · 255 Ala. 277

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• Levert v. State · 42 So. 2d 525
• Estis Trucking Co., Inc. v. Hammond · 387 So. 2d 768
• Dowdey v. State · 45 Ala. App. 185
• Trent v. State · 380 So. 2d 966
• Carroll v. State · 599 So. 2d 1253
• White v. State · 587 So. 2d 1218
• Smarr v. State · 68 So. 2d 6
• McKee v. State · 253 Ala. 235
• Boulden v. State · 179 So. 2d 20
• Stephens v. State · 33 So. 2d 245
• Hammond v. State · 465 So. 2d 1031
• Jarrell v. State · 36 So. 2d 336
• Pilley v. State · 25 So. 2d 57
• Colston v. State · 325 So. 2d 520
• Robinson v. State · 389 So. 2d 144
• Sprinkle v. State · 368 So. 2d 565
• Woods v. State · 344 So. 2d 1225
• Helms v. State · 47 So. 2d 276
• Flurry v. State · 289 So. 2d 632
• State v. Kahalewai · 516 P.2d 336
• Shelby County v. Baker · 110 So. 2d 896
• Allred v. State · 277 So. 2d 339

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