Boswell v. State

Decided March 29, 1973. Howell T. Heflin wrote the opinion for the court.

276 So. 2d 592 · 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.

• State v. Wadsworth · 505 P.2d 230
• People v. Lorentzen · 194 N.W.2d 827
• Seibold v. State · 253 So. 2d 302
• Aldridge v. State · 179 So. 2d 51
• State Ex Rel. Bozeman v. Hester · 72 So. 2d 61
• State v. Welkner · 253 So. 2d 192
• Walker v. State · 135 So. 438
• State Ex Rel. Bassett v. Nelson · 98 So. 715
• Maiden v. Rozwood · 597 N.W.2d 817
• Gore v. State · 284 Ala. 729

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• Hyshaw v. State · 893 So. 2d 1239
• Carpenter v. State · 404 So. 2d 89
• Dickerson v. State · 414 So. 2d 998
• McCray v. State · 548 So. 2d 573
• Ex Parte Allred · 393 So. 2d 1030
• Tyson v. State · 361 So. 2d 1182
• McMorris v. State · 394 So. 2d 392
• Collier v. State · 413 So. 2d 396
• Bridges v. State · 391 So. 2d 1086
• Ex Parte McCurley · 390 So. 2d 25
• Godfrey v. State · 383 So. 2d 575
• State v. Kinchen · 290 So. 2d 860
• Tucker v. State · 429 So. 2d 1165
• Robinson v. State · 361 So. 2d 1172
• Cassell v. State · 317 So. 2d 348
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• State v. Betterton · 527 So. 2d 743
• Mullins v. State · 323 So. 2d 109

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