State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Pierce v. State

Decided August 3, 1990. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

576 So. 2d 236 · Cited 60 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.

Kuenzel v. State · 577 So. 2d 474
Cobern v. State · 142 So. 2d 869
Ex Parte Martin · 548 So. 2d 496
Clark v. State · 451 So. 2d 368
Saffle v. Parks · 494 U.S. 484
Ex Parte Cochran · 500 So. 2d 1179
Hallford v. State · 548 So. 2d 526
Clements v. State · 370 So. 2d 723
Cochran v. State · 500 So. 2d 1161
Ex Parte Thomas · 460 So. 2d 216
Clements v. State · 370 So. 2d 708
Brodka v. State · 298 So. 2d 55
Rayburn v. State · 495 So. 2d 733
McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co. · 336 U.S. 187
Ex Parte Womack · 435 So. 2d 766
Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309
Magwood v. State · 494 So. 2d 124
Ex Parte Magwood · 494 So. 2d 154
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Ex Parte Bush · 431 So. 2d 563
Nobis v. State · 401 So. 2d 191
Watson v. State · 398 So. 2d 320
Nicks v. State · 521 So. 2d 1018
Bui v. State · 551 So. 2d 1094
Ex Parte Watkins · 509 So. 2d 1074

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Price v. State · 725 So. 2d 1003
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Ex Parte Pierce · 851 So. 2d 618
Taylor v. State · 666 So. 2d 36
Haney v. State · 603 So. 2d 368
Smith v. State · 698 So. 2d 189
Gavin v. State · 891 So. 2d 907
Carroll v. State · 599 So. 2d 1253
White v. State · 587 So. 2d 1218
Travis v. State · 776 So. 2d 819
Jenkins v. State · 627 So. 2d 1034
McNair v. State · 653 So. 2d 320
Dobyne v. State · 672 So. 2d 1319
Stewart v. State · 730 So. 2d 1203
Hart v. State · 612 So. 2d 520
McNair v. State · 706 So. 2d 828
Freeman v. State · 776 So. 2d 160
Peraita v. State · 897 So. 2d 1161
Pressley v. State · 770 So. 2d 115
Hodges v. State · 856 So. 2d 875
Dobyne v. State · 805 So. 2d 733
McWilliams v. State · 640 So. 2d 982
Ex Parte Pierce · 851 So. 2d 606

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