State Supreme Court / Ala.

House v. State

Decided September 28, 1979. Clement Clay Torbert Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

380 So. 2d 940 · 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.

Lowe v. State · 307 So. 2d 86
Owens v. State · 46 Ala. App. 591
McCoy v. State · 166 So. 769
Vaughn v. State · 183 So. 428
Dotson v. State · 337 So. 2d 83
Johnson v. State · 43 So. 2d 424
Hill v. State · 339 So. 2d 601
Tyson v. State · 361 So. 2d 1182
Blakeney v. State · 13 So. 2d 430
Owens v. State · 278 So. 2d 693
Blackmon v. State · 240 So. 2d 696
Blackmon v. State · 240 So. 2d 699
Gray v. State · 346 So. 2d 974
Johnson v. State · 253 Ala. 194

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