State Supreme Court / Ala.

Ex Parte Singleton

Decided February 8, 1985. Janie L. Shores wrote the opinion for the court.

465 So. 2d 443 · Cited 127 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.

Womack v. State · 205 So. 2d 579
Duncan v. State · 176 So. 2d 840
Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
Lewis v. State · 329 So. 2d 599
Ritter v. State · 403 So. 2d 154
Balentine v. State · 339 So. 2d 1063
Balentine v. State · 339 So. 2d 1070
Smith v. State · 346 So. 2d 382

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