Garrett v. State

Decided August 28, 1958. Robert Tennent Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

105 So. 2d 541 · Cited 71 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.

• Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. Bishop · 89 So. 2d 738
• Godfrey v. Vinson · 110 So. 13
• Payne v. State · 74 So. 2d 630
• McKinstry v. City of Tuscaloosa · 172 Ala. 344
• Birmingham Electric Co. v. Cleveland · 113 So. 403
• Colvin v. State · 22 So. 2d 548
• Phillips v. Ashworth · 124 So. 519
• Snead v. State · 38 So. 2d 576
• Wesson v. State · 36 So. 2d 361
• Kilpatrick v. State · 104 So. 656
• Wise v. State · 38 So. 2d 553
• Western Union Tel. Co. v. Favish · 196 Ala. 4
• Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. James · 153 So. 759
• Hurston v. State · 178 So. 223
• Reeder v. State · 97 So. 73
• Archer v. Sibley · 78 So. 849
• Powell v. State · 123 So. 34
• Cotney v. State · 26 So. 2d 603
• News Employees' Benevolent Soc. v. Agricola · 200 So. 748
• Jackson v. State · 265 Ala. 690
• Monteith v. State · 161 Ala. 18
• Commander v. State · 60 Ala. 1
• Phillips v. State · 68 Ala. 469

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• Shadle v. State · 194 So. 2d 538
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• Perkins v. State · 808 So. 2d 1041
• DeBruce v. State · 651 So. 2d 599
• Melson v. State · 775 So. 2d 857
• Espey v. State · 120 So. 2d 904
• Freeman v. State · 776 So. 2d 160
• Voudrie v. State · 387 So. 2d 248
• Gautney v. State · 222 So. 2d 175
• Smith v. State · 581 So. 2d 497
• Henderson v. State · 584 So. 2d 841
• Hurst v. State · 397 So. 2d 203
• McWilliams v. State · 640 So. 2d 982
• Sasser v. State · 494 So. 2d 857
• Stewart v. State · 398 So. 2d 369
• Colston v. State · 325 So. 2d 520
• Mitchell v. State · 450 So. 2d 181
• Moore v. State · 290 So. 2d 246
• Henderson v. State · 460 So. 2d 331
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