State Supreme Court / Ala.

Desilvey v. State

Decided December 16, 1943. Lucien D. Gardner wrote the opinion for the court.

16 So. 2d 183 · Cited 66 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.

McDowell v. State · 189 So. 183
Grissett v. State · 2 So. 2d 399
Wilson v. State · 11 So. 2d 568
Ducett v. State · 186 Ala. 34
Pruitt v. State · 168 So. 149
Jones v. State · 174 Ala. 85
Jordan v. State · 157 So. 485
Ex parte Barlew · 181 Ala. 88

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