State Supreme Court / Ala.

Kelly v. State

Decided March 22, 1962. J. Edwin Livingston wrote the opinion for the court.

139 So. 2d 326 · Cited 83 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.

Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
Lash v. State · 14 So. 2d 229
Bowen v. State · 26 So. 2d 205

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