State Supreme Court / Ala.

Clements v. State

Decided January 26, 1979. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

370 So. 2d 723 · Cited 137 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.

Aiola v. State · 96 So. 2d 816
Stirone v. United States · 361 U.S. 212
Fuller v. State · 60 So. 2d 202

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