Mathis v. State

Decided July 14, 1966. John L. Goodwyn wrote the opinion for the court.

189 So. 2d 564 · Cited 53 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.

• Duncan v. State · 176 So. 2d 840
• Campbell v. State · 58 So. 2d 623
• Lokos v. State · 179 So. 2d 714
• Phillips v. State · 28 So. 2d 542
• Cobern v. State · 142 So. 2d 869
• Sanders v. State · 179 So. 2d 35
• Hines v. State · 72 So. 2d 296
• Boulden v. State · 179 So. 2d 20
• Patton v. State · 21 So. 2d 844
• Lee v. State · 20 So. 2d 471
• Goldin v. State · 127 So. 2d 375
• Tiner v. State · 182 So. 2d 859
• White v. State. · 70 So. 2d 624
• Collins v. State · 174 So. 296
• Littlefield v. State · 63 So. 2d 573
• Denton v. State · 82 So. 2d 406
• Chappelle v. State · 99 So. 2d 431
• Hurst v. State · 174 So. 2d 325
• Smitherman v. State · 85 So. 2d 427

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• Mathis v. State · 283 Ala. 308
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• Ex Parte Fowler · 574 So. 2d 745
• Payne v. State · 265 So. 2d 185
• Ingram v. State · 779 So. 2d 1225
• Sprinkle v. State · 368 So. 2d 554
• Peddycoart v. City of Birmingham · 354 So. 2d 808
• Peoples v. State · 510 So. 2d 554
• Baldwin v. State · 213 So. 2d 819
• Hurst v. State · 307 So. 2d 62
• Clark v. State · 195 So. 2d 786
• Mathis v. State · 296 So. 2d 755
• Luschen v. State · 284 So. 2d 282
• Acoff v. State · 278 So. 2d 210
• Eagen v. State · 194 So. 2d 842
• Eaton v. State · 197 So. 2d 761
• Mayola v. State · 344 So. 2d 818
• Coon v. State · 380 So. 2d 980
• Hurley v. State · 335 So. 2d 183
• Ellison v. State · 373 So. 2d 1247
• Jenkins v. State · 339 So. 2d 133
• Howell v. State · 618 So. 2d 134
• Wilson v. State · 480 So. 2d 78
• Flowers v. State · 47 Ala. App. 613
• Mathis v. State · 288 Ala. 464

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