Christian v. State

Decided September 30, 1977. Clement Clay Torbert Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

351 So. 2d 623 · Cited 69 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.

• Anderson v. State · 95 So. 171
• Boyle v. State · 154 So. 575
• Nichols v. State · 100 So. 2d 750
• Knight v. State · 142 So. 2d 899
• Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
• George v. State · 200 So. 602
• Grammer v. State · 196 So. 268
• McLemore v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, ETC. · 88 So. 2d 170
• Lee v. State · 20 So. 2d 471
• Pickett v. State · 71 So. 2d 102
• Dunn v. State · 166 So. 2d 878
• Allred v. State · 277 So. 2d 339
• National Biscuit Co. v. Wilson · 54 So. 2d 492
• Hockenberry v. State · 20 So. 2d 533
• Hawkins v. State · 103 So. 2d 158
• Grissom v. State · 30 So. 2d 19
• Smith v. State · 57 So. 2d 513
• Pickett v. State · 71 So. 2d 107

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