State Supreme Court / Ala.

Elrod v. State

Decided September 14, 1967. Pelham J. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

202 So. 2d 539 · Cited 69 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.

Beverly v. State · 202 So. 2d 534
Nichols v. State · 100 So. 2d 750
Redwine v. State · 61 So. 2d 724
State v. Ashdown · 296 P.2d 726
State v. Stewart · 117 So. 2d 583
Mitchell v. State · 174 S.W.2d 241

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