State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Eakes v. State

Decided August 29, 1978. William M. Bowen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

387 So. 2d 855 · Cited 117 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.

Holt v. State · 372 So. 2d 370
Lynumn v. Illinois · 372 U.S. 528
Shotwell Manufacturing Co. v. United States · 371 U.S. 341
Bush v. State · 209 So. 2d 416
Edwardson v. State · 51 So. 2d 233
Thompson v. State · 347 So. 2d 1371
Ex Parte Thompson · 347 So. 2d 1377

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