Sanders v. State

Decided September 30, 1965. Thomas S. Lawson wrote the opinion for the court.

179 So. 2d 35 · Cited 74 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.

• Duncan v. State · 176 So. 2d 840
• Phillips v. State · 28 So. 2d 542
• Parsons v. State · 38 So. 2d 209
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Hamilton v. Alabama · 368 U.S. 52
• United States v. Jeffers · 342 U.S. 48
• Smarr v. State · 68 So. 2d 6
• State v. Pokini · 367 P.2d 499
• Hines v. State · 72 So. 2d 296
• Lokos v. State · 179 So. 2d 714
• Johnson v. State · 133 So. 2d 53
• Roberson v. State · 183 Ala. 43
• Goldin v. State · 127 So. 2d 375
• McKenzie v. State · 204 A.2d 678
• Mabry v. State · 110 So. 2d 250
• Wimpling v. State · 189 A. 248
• White v. State. · 70 So. 2d 624
• Wesson v. State · 191 So. 249
• Tiner v. State · 122 So. 2d 738
• State v. Florian · 200 S.W.2d 64
• Smitherman v. State · 85 So. 2d 427
• Smelcher v. State · 33 So. 2d 380
• Sanders v. State · 259 Ala. 520
• Grant v. State · 55 Ala. 201
• Parish v. State · 145 Tex. Crim. 117

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• Robinson v. State · 428 So. 2d 167
• Phillips v. State · 65 So. 3d 971
• Jackson v. State · 516 So. 2d 726
• Smith v. State · 210 So. 2d 826
• Harris v. State · 195 So. 2d 521
• Thigpen v. State · 270 So. 2d 666
• State v. Gladden · 257 So. 2d 388
• Mathis v. State · 189 So. 2d 564
• Thompson v. State · 542 So. 2d 1286
• Carroll v. State · 370 So. 2d 749
• Dannelly v. State · 254 So. 2d 434
• Hurst v. State · 469 So. 2d 720
• Tiner v. State · 182 So. 2d 859
• Bryant v. State · 272 So. 2d 286
• MacK v. State · 375 So. 2d 476
• Beecher v. State · 288 Ala. 1
• Thomas v. State · 395 So. 2d 1105
• Thigpen v. State · 355 So. 2d 392
• Cook v. State · 369 So. 2d 1243
• McCants v. State · 211 So. 2d 877
• Deep v. State · 414 So. 2d 141
• Killough v. State · 438 So. 2d 311

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