State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

McLaren v. State

Decided October 4, 1977. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

353 So. 2d 24 · Cited 63 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.

Miller v. State · 275 So. 2d 675
Sorrell v. State · 31 So. 2d 82
Patton v. State · 21 So. 2d 844
Ex Parte Bynum · 312 So. 2d 52
Hurst v. State · 307 So. 2d 62
Smith v. State · 161 So. 538
Colston v. State · 325 So. 2d 520
Moore v. State · 290 So. 2d 246
Flurry v. State · 289 So. 2d 632
State v. Brown · 227 S.W.2d 646
Binion v. State · 327 So. 2d 729
State v. Mitchell · 246 So. 2d 814
Yoemans v. State · 314 So. 2d 79
Jackson v. State · 133 So. 2d 210
Butler v. State · 316 So. 2d 348
Dobbins v. State · 45 Ala. App. 190
Jones v. State · 339 So. 2d 1042

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