Hopkins v. State

Decided February 1, 1983. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

429 So. 2d 1146 · Cited 61 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.

• Patton v. State · 21 So. 2d 844
• Brooks v. State · 228 So. 2d 24
• Davis v. State · 283 So. 2d 650
• Williams v. State · 279 So. 2d 478
• Baldwin v. State · 213 So. 2d 819
• Tillis v. State · 296 So. 2d 892
• Nelson v. State · 130 Ala. 83
• Powell v. State · 141 So. 201
• Smoot v. State · 381 So. 2d 668
• Bryant v. State · 272 So. 2d 286
• Williams v. State · 272 So. 2d 297
• Edgerson v. State · 302 So. 2d 556
• Seibold v. Daniels · 337 F. Supp. 210
• McCain v. City of Montgomery · 92 So. 2d 678
• Farley v. State · 37 So. 2d 440
• McCain v. City of Montgomery · 265 Ala. 551
• Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
• Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296
• Christian v. State · 351 So. 2d 623
• McKee v. State · 31 So. 2d 656
• McLaren v. State · 353 So. 2d 24
• Ex Parte McLaren · 353 So. 2d 35
• Magwood v. State · 426 So. 2d 918
• Ex Parte Atwell · 354 So. 2d 39
• Atwell v. State · 354 So. 2d 30

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• Hill v. State · 516 So. 2d 876
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