Hines v. State

Decided March 25, 1954. Robert Tennent Simpson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

72 So. 2d 296 · Cited 64 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.

• Potts v. People · 158 P.2d 739
• State v. Myers · 81 A.2d 710
• Reedy v. State · 20 So. 2d 528
• McKee v. State · 253 Ala. 235
• Dennison v. State · 66 So. 2d 552
• Desilvey v. State · 16 So. 2d 183
• Stone v. State · 93 So. 706
• State v. Edwards · 10 S.E.2d 587
• Lockett v. State · 117 So. 457
• Green v. State · 41 So. 2d 566
• Shamberger v. State · 130 So. 70
• West v. State · 67 So. 2d 366
• Johnson v. State · 142 Ala. 1

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• Johnson v. State · 133 So. 2d 53
• State v. Dawson · 180 S.E.2d 140
• Rogers v. State · 365 So. 2d 322
• Ellis v. State · 338 So. 2d 428
• Scruggs v. State · 359 So. 2d 836
• Tiner v. State · 122 So. 2d 738
• Oury v. State · 298 So. 2d 661
• Creel v. State · 301 So. 2d 267
• Beecher v. State · 193 So. 2d 505
• Chappelle v. State · 99 So. 2d 431
• Campbell v. State · 709 So. 2d 1329
• Landry v. State · 321 So. 2d 759
• Brown v. State · 331 So. 2d 820

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