State Supreme Court / Ala.

Carter v. State

Decided May 17, 1973. James H. Faulkner wrote the opinion for the court.

277 So. 2d 896 · Cited 88 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.

People v. Ingeneri · 288 N.E.2d 550
People v. Buck · 288 N.E.2d 548
Spidell v. State · 48 Ala. App. 24
Jones v. State · 261 So. 2d 451

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