State Supreme Court / Ala.

Mason v. State

Decided June 30, 1953. Davis F. Stakely wrote the opinion for the court.

66 So. 2d 557 · Cited 142 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.

Brasher v. State · 30 So. 2d 31
Noble v. State · 45 So. 2d 857
McKenzie v. State · 33 So. 2d 488
Harden v. State · 101 So. 442
Johnson v. State · 5 So. 2d 632
Daniels v. State · 11 So. 2d 756
Lee v. State · 13 So. 2d 590
Grant v. State · 33 So. 2d 466
Weatherspoon v. State · 56 So. 2d 793

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