State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Martin v. State

Decided January 26, 1988. William M. Bowen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

548 So. 2d 488 · Cited 97 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.

Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309
Fulghum v. State · 277 So. 2d 886
Strickland v. State · 151 Ala. 31
Ex Parte Kennedy · 472 So. 2d 1106
Ex Parte Grayson · 479 So. 2d 76
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Nobis v. State · 401 So. 2d 191
Harrell v. State · 470 So. 2d 1303
Ex Parte Whisenhant · 482 So. 2d 1241
Ex Parte Nobis · 401 So. 2d 204
Morrison v. State · 500 So. 2d 36
Williams v. State · 461 So. 2d 834
Whisenhant v. State · 482 So. 2d 1225
Bracewell v. State · 506 So. 2d 354
Baker v. State · 477 So. 2d 496
Lewis v. State · 456 So. 2d 413
Ex Parte Bayne · 375 So. 2d 1239
Page v. State · 487 So. 2d 999
Ex Parte Jesse Lee Morrison · 500 So. 2d 57
Ex Parte Beck · 485 So. 2d 1207
Ex Parte Luke · 444 So. 2d 400
Luker v. State · 361 So. 2d 1124
Luker v. State · 361 So. 2d 1127

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