State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Clemons v. State

Decided December 20, 1996. Sam W. Taylor wrote the opinion for the court.

720 So. 2d 961 · Cited 78 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.

United States v. Lanza · 260 U.S. 377
United States v. Wheeler · 435 U.S. 313
Ex Parte Branch · 526 So. 2d 609
State v. Petty · 548 N.W.2d 817
Gaddy v. State · 698 So. 2d 1100
Johnson v. State · 502 So. 2d 877
Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd. · 302 U.S. 253
Grafton v. United States · 206 U.S. 333
Moore v. Illinois · 55 U.S. 13
Skiriotes v. Florida · 313 U.S. 69
Coyle v. Smith · 221 U.S. 559
Ex Parte Grayson · 479 So. 2d 76
Bush v. State · 695 So. 2d 70
Westfall v. United States · 274 U.S. 256
Nicks v. State · 521 So. 2d 1018
Roan v. State · 143 So. 454
Smith v. State · 698 So. 2d 189
Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296
Mason v. State · 66 So. 2d 557
Williams v. State · 601 So. 2d 1062
Clemmons v. State · 321 So. 2d 238
Nelson v. State · 511 So. 2d 225
Burks v. State · 600 So. 2d 374

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Belisle v. State · 11 So. 3d 256
Blackmon v. State · 7 So. 3d 397
Burgess v. State · 811 So. 2d 557
State v. Smith · 46 So. 3d 14
Gavin v. State · 891 So. 2d 907
Wilson v. State · 777 So. 2d 856
Melson v. State · 775 So. 2d 857
McNabb v. State · 887 So. 2d 929
Ferguson v. State · 814 So. 2d 925
Reeves v. State · 807 So. 2d 18
Clark v. State · 896 So. 2d 584
Freeman v. State · 776 So. 2d 160
Ex Parte Clemons · 720 So. 2d 985
Lee v. State · 898 So. 2d 790
Harris v. State · 2 So. 3d 880
Hodges v. State · 856 So. 2d 875
Pilley v. State · 789 So. 2d 870

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