Nichols v. State

Decided January 16, 1964. Pelham J. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

160 So. 2d 619 · Cited 63 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.

• Anderson v. State · 95 So. 171
• Green v. State · 64 So. 2d 84
• Hall v. State · 26 So. 2d 566
• Louisville N. R. Co. v. Martin · 198 So. 141
• Aaron v. State · 122 So. 2d 360
• People v. David · 12 Cal. 2d 639
• Brothers v. State · 183 So. 433
• Barbour v. State · 78 So. 2d 328
• Southern Electric Generating Company v. Lance · 110 So. 2d 627
• Woodard v. State · 44 So. 2d 241
• Blackwell v. State · 88 So. 2d 347
• Sims v. Struthers · 100 So. 2d 23
• Gurley v. State · 113 So. 391
• Cosby v. State · 114 So. 2d 250
• Sims v. State · 46 So. 2d 564
• Meador v. State · 72 So. 2d 418
• Morrow v. State · 97 So. 108
• Alabama Power Co. v. Gladden · 187 So. 711
• Finney v. Long · 114 So. 200
• Blackshear v. State · 36 So. 2d 244
• Lightman Bros. & Goldstein v. Epstein · 164 Ala. 660
• Sanford v. State · 143 Ala. 78
• Bennefield v. State · 134 Ala. 157

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