State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Murry v. State

Decided March 29, 1983. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

455 So. 2d 53 · Cited 59 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.

Bender v. State · 420 So. 2d 843
Gautney v. State · 222 So. 2d 175
State v. Spurlock · 393 So. 2d 1052
Jones v. State · 322 So. 2d 735
Harjo v. State · 395 So. 2d 1104
Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
Cook v. State · 369 So. 2d 1251
Clements v. State · 370 So. 2d 708
Keller v. State · 380 So. 2d 926
McWhorter v. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors ex rel. Baxley · 359 So. 2d 769
Strickland v. State · 348 So. 2d 1105
Preyer v. State · 369 So. 2d 901
Hardy v. State · 406 So. 2d 442

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