Powell v. State
Decided December 15, 1881. Henderson M. Somerville wrote the opinion for the court.
69 Ala. 10 · Cited 52 times
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- Welton v. Missouri · 91 U.S. 275
- Allen v. Louisiana · 103 U.S. 80
- Boyd v. Alabama · 94 U.S. 645
- Tiernan v. Rinker · 102 U.S. 123
- Block v. State · 66 Ala. 493
- Lowndes County v. Hunter · 49 Ala. 507
- Vines v. State · 67 Ala. 73
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- Hamilton v. Autauga County · 268 So. 2d 30
- State v. Davis · 130 Ala. 148
- Jackson v. Sherrod · 92 So. 481
- King v. Campbell · 988 So. 2d 969
- Springer v. State Ex Rel. Williams · 157 So. 219
- Union Bank & Trust Co. v. Blan · 155 So. 612
- Stewart v. Court of County Commissioners · 82 Ala. 209
- Black v. Pike County Commission · 375 So. 2d 255
- Harrison v. Buckhalt · 364 So. 2d 283
- Arie v. State · 100 P. 23
- Jones v. Motley · 78 Ala. 370
- Bogan v. State · 84 Ala. 449
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