Bowden v. State

Decided December 16, 1988. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

538 So. 2d 1226 · Cited 109 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.

• Anonymous v. State · 507 So. 2d 972
• Lee v. State · 18 So. 2d 706
• Brasher v. State · 30 So. 2d 31
• Watson v. State · 538 So. 2d 1216
• Ex Parte Cofer · 440 So. 2d 1121
• State v. Friedrich · 398 N.W.2d 763
• Harrison v. State · 178 So. 458
• Durham v. State · 250 So. 2d 693
• Bowden v. State · 538 So. 2d 1224
• State v. Tarrell · 247 N.W.2d 696
• Deason v. State · 363 So. 2d 1001
• McClendon v. State · 8 So. 2d 883
• Fuller v. State · 113 So. 2d 153
• Johnson v. State · 5 So. 2d 632
• Brown v. State · 736 P.2d 1110
• Spicer v. State · 188 Ala. 9
• Wentz v. State · 150 A. 278
• Nickerson v. State · 88 So. 905
• Day v. State · 284 N.W.2d 666
• Beavers v. State · 511 So. 2d 951
• Mitchell v. State · 45 Ala. App. 668
• Donahoo v. State · 505 So. 2d 1067
• McAdory v. State · 62 Ala. 154
• Elliott v. State · 600 P.2d 1044
• Ex Parte Darby · 516 So. 2d 786

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• Campbell v. State · 718 So. 2d 123
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