Fulghum v. State

Decided May 10, 1973. James H. Faulkner wrote the opinion for the court.

277 So. 2d 886 · Cited 103 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.

• Williams v. State · 39 So. 2d 37
• Kelly v. State · 176 So. 807
• Hubbard v. State · 274 So. 2d 298
• Sylvester v. State · 72 Ala. 201

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