State Supreme Court / Ala.

Ex Parte Yarber

Decided September 7, 1979. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

375 So. 2d 1231 · Cited 74 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.

Duncan v. State · 176 So. 2d 840
Aaron v. State · 122 So. 2d 360
Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
Dennison v. State · 66 So. 2d 552
Welch v. State · 81 So. 2d 901
Owens v. State · 282 So. 2d 402
King v. State · 230 So. 2d 538
White v. State · 264 So. 2d 565
Taylor v. State · 185 So. 2d 414
Havard v. State · 277 So. 2d 421
Lamberth v. State · 307 So. 2d 43
Powell v. State · 286 So. 2d 73
Whitt v. State · 370 So. 2d 736

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