State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Fortenberry v. State

Decided March 22, 1988. William M. Bowen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

545 So. 2d 129 · Cited 98 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.

United States v. Cronic · 466 U.S. 648
Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
Avery v. Alabama · 308 U.S. 444
Ex Parte Kennedy · 472 So. 2d 1106
Ex Parte Cochran · 500 So. 2d 1179
Fletcher v. State · 277 So. 2d 882
Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296
Knowles v. Blue · 95 So. 481
Ex Parte Saranthus · 501 So. 2d 1256
State v. Hein · 674 P.2d 1358
In Re Anthony F. · 442 A.2d 975
Jebeles-Colias Conf. Co. v. Booze · 181 Ala. 456
Ex Parte State · 476 So. 2d 632
State v. Cobbs · 7 Conn. App. 656
Williams v. Schaeffer · 262 Ala. 636
Ex Parte Kyzer · 399 So. 2d 330
Ex Parte Grayson · 479 So. 2d 76
Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309
State v. Flowers · 441 So. 2d 707
Cochran v. State · 500 So. 2d 1161
Ex Parte Whisenhant · 482 So. 2d 1241
Henry v. State · 468 So. 2d 896
Ex Parte Magwood · 426 So. 2d 929
Kennedy v. State · 472 So. 2d 1092
Thompson v. State · 503 So. 2d 871

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