State Supreme Court / Ala.

Ex Parte Faircloth

Decided May 10, 1985. Samuel A. Beatty wrote the opinion for the court.

471 So. 2d 493 · Cited 319 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.

Peters v. State · 200 So. 404
Stephens v. State · 33 So. 2d 245
McElroy v. State · 269 S.E.2d 497
Faircloth v. State · 471 So. 2d 485
Ex Parte Bates · 461 So. 2d 5
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. York · 128 Ala. 305

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