Embrey v. State

Decided September 26, 1968. Thomas S. Lawson wrote the opinion for the court.

214 So. 2d 567 · Cited 77 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.

• Johnson v. State · 133 So. 2d 53
• Phillips v. State · 28 So. 2d 542
• Grissett v. State · 2 So. 2d 399
• Willingham v. State · 74 So. 2d 241
• Burns v. State · 145 So. 436
• Frost v. State · 142 So. 427
• Olden v. State · 176 Ala. 6
• Allison v. Owens · 27 So. 2d 785
• Cooper v. State · 168 So. 2d 231
• Williams v. State · 35 So. 2d 567
• Aaron v. State · 139 So. 2d 309
• Sanders v. State · 260 Ala. 323
• Sanders v. State · 70 So. 2d 802

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• Henderson v. State · 584 So. 2d 841
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