State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Bush v. State

Decided October 12, 1982. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

431 So. 2d 555 · Cited 77 times

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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.

Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
Shiflett v. State · 67 So. 2d 284
Alvord v. State · 322 So. 2d 533
Summers v. State · 348 So. 2d 1126
Burks v. State · 353 So. 2d 539
Deep v. State · 414 So. 2d 141
Kelley v. State · 409 So. 2d 909

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