State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Nelson v. State

Decided May 31, 1983. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

440 So. 2d 1130 · Cited 85 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.

Botsford v. State · 309 So. 2d 835
Gray v. State · 319 So. 2d 750
Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296
Robinson v. State · 430 So. 2d 883

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