Leith v. State

Decided June 30, 1921. William H. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

90 So. 687 · Cited 78 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.

• Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Young · 168 Ala. 551
• Calhoun County v. Watson · 152 Ala. 554
• Van Tinder v. Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co. · 80 So. 858
• McCormick v. Badham · 85 So. 101
• Morris v. McClellan · 169 Ala. 90
• Hopt v. Utah · 120 U.S. 430
• Baader v. State · 77 So. 370
• Zininam v. State · 186 Ala. 9
• Sovereign Camp W. O. W. v. Ward · 196 Ala. 327
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Ogburn · 186 Ala. 398
• People v. Chin Non · 80 P. 681
• Hutchins v. State · 140 Ind. 78
• Spivey v. State · 172 Ala. 391
• Stennett v. City of Bessemer · 154 Ala. 637
• Holt v. United States · 218 U.S. 245
• People v. Stokes · 103 Cal. 193
• Whitehead v. State · 90 So. 351
• State v. Rowell · 56 S.E. 23
• Carson v. State · 50 Ala. 134
• Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Clemons · 142 Ala. 160
• United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. · 218 U.S. 233
• White v. State · 78 So. 449
• Alabama Great Southern R. R. v. Burks · 148 Ala. 113

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