State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Newsome v. State

Decided October 19, 1990. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

570 So. 2d 703 · Cited 123 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.

Dixon v. State · 476 So. 2d 1236
Robinson v. State · 528 So. 2d 343
Grissom v. State · 30 So. 2d 19
Grissom v. State · 30 So. 2d 26
Cumbo v. State · 368 So. 2d 871
Ex Parte Cumbo · 368 So. 2d 877
Thomas v. State · 363 So. 2d 1020
Johnson v. State · 378 So. 2d 1164
Gunn v. State · 387 So. 2d 280
Ex Parte Gunn · 387 So. 2d 283
Wysinger v. State · 448 So. 2d 435
Twilley v. State · 472 So. 2d 1130
Nelson v. State · 511 So. 2d 225
Averette v. State · 469 So. 2d 1371
Biddie v. State · 516 So. 2d 846
Primm v. State · 473 So. 2d 1149
McBryar v. State · 368 So. 2d 568
Ex Parte McBryar · 368 So. 2d 575
Ex Parte Atwell · 354 So. 2d 39
Atwell v. State · 354 So. 2d 30
Saffold v. State · 494 So. 2d 164
Sparks v. State · 450 So. 2d 188
Ex Parte Nelson · 511 So. 2d 248
Fisher v. State · 439 So. 2d 176
Hopson v. State · 352 So. 2d 500

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