Nichols v. State

Decided January 23, 1958. Pelham J. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

100 So. 2d 750 · Cited 113 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.

• Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
• Anderson v. State · 95 So. 171
• Smarr v. State · 68 So. 2d 6
• McDowell v. State · 189 So. 183
• Maund v. State · 48 So. 2d 553
• George v. State · 200 So. 602
• McKee v. State · 253 Ala. 235
• Hines v. State · 72 So. 2d 296
• Rollings v. State · 160 Ala. 82
• Woodard v. State · 44 So. 2d 241
• Campbell v. State · 58 So. 2d 623
• Grant v. State · 33 So. 2d 466
• Lakey v. State · 61 So. 2d 117
• Louisville Nashville R. Co. v. Sullivan · 13 So. 2d 877
• Whitfield v. State · 182 So. 42
• Pugh v. State · 25 So. 2d 417
• Thomas v. State · 165 So. 833
• O'Pryor v. State · 185 So. 374
• Neelley v. State · 261 Ala. 290
• Smith v. State · 263 Ala. 1
• Redwine v. State · 61 So. 2d 724
• Liner v. State · 124 Ala. 1

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