State Supreme Court / Ala.

Matter of Sheffield

Decided December 21, 1984. Richard L. Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

465 So. 2d 350 · Cited 105 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.

Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510
People Ex Rel. Harrod v. Illinois Courts Commission · 372 N.E.2d 53
Wallace v. Wallace · 352 So. 2d 1376
In Re Anderson · 412 So. 2d 743
West Virginia Judicial Inquiry Commission v. Dostert · 271 S.E.2d 427
Acromag-Viking v. Blalock · 420 So. 2d 60
Hartman v. Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. · 436 So. 2d 837
Matter of Samford · 352 So. 2d 1126

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