Phillips v. State

Decided October 10, 1946. Thomas S. Lawson wrote the opinion for the court.

28 So. 2d 542 · Cited 148 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.

• Johnson v. State · 5 So. 2d 632
• Chambers v. Florida · 309 U.S. 227
• Ziang Sung Wan v. United States · 266 U.S. 1
• Ward v. Texas · 316 U.S. 547
• White v. Texas · 310 U.S. 530
• Wilson v. State · 8 So. 2d 422
• McDowell v. State · 189 So. 183
• Reedy v. State · 20 So. 2d 528
• Vernon v. State · 196 So. 96
• Desilvey v. State · 16 So. 2d 183
• Dyer v. State · 4 So. 2d 311
• Burns v. State · 145 So. 436
• Curry v. State · 82 So. 489
• Stone v. State · 93 So. 706
• Teague v. State · 16 So. 2d 877
• Rowe v. State · 11 So. 2d 749
• Smith v. State · 24 So. 2d 546
• Johnson v. State · 24 So. 2d 17
• Davis v. State · 105 So. 677
• Zininam v. State · 186 Ala. 9
• Kilpatrick v. State · 104 So. 656
• Coffey v. State · 14 So. 2d 122
• Wilson v. State · 11 So. 2d 568
• Bigham v. State · 82 So. 192
• Underwood v. State · 193 So. 155

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• Odom v. State · 46 So. 2d 1
• McMurtrey v. State · 101 So. 2d 88
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• Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
• Henderson v. State · 583 So. 2d 276
• Smith v. State · 210 So. 2d 826
• Ex Parte Bell · 475 So. 2d 609
• Harris v. State · 195 So. 2d 521
• Embrey v. State · 214 So. 2d 567
• Williams v. State · 461 So. 2d 834
• Williams v. State · 375 So. 2d 1257
• Musgrove v. State · 519 So. 2d 565
• Boulden v. State · 179 So. 2d 20
• Lokos v. State · 179 So. 2d 714
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