Nelson v. State

Decided November 12, 1986. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

511 So. 2d 225 · Cited 82 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.

• Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
• Nelson v. State · 405 So. 2d 392
• Nelson v. State · 452 So. 2d 1367
• Ritter v. State · 403 So. 2d 154
• Hubbard v. State · 500 So. 2d 1204
• Tillis v. State · 296 So. 2d 892
• Helms v. State · 47 So. 2d 276
• Vincent v. State · 165 So. 844
• Gosa v. State · 139 So. 2d 321
• McMurtrey v. State · 74 So. 2d 528
• Ivory v. State · 186 So. 460
• Thigpen v. State · 372 So. 2d 385
• Davis v. State · 107 So. 737
• Johnson v. State · 257 Ala. 644
• Shields v. State · 296 So. 2d 786
• Rogers v. State · 268 So. 2d 859
• Smith v. State · 158 So. 808
• Ex Parte Thigpen · 372 So. 2d 387
• Ray v. State · 59 So. 2d 582
• Pattillo v. State · 16 So. 2d 303
• Hodge v. State · 199 Ala. 318
• Ex parte Flanigan · 278 Ala. 432
• Trammell v. State · 280 Ala. 31
• Chavers v. State · 361 So. 2d 1106
• Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309

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