Seals v. State

Decided August 15, 1968. Thomas S. Lawson wrote the opinion for the court.

213 So. 2d 645 · Cited 72 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.

• Aaron v. State · 139 So. 2d 309
• Seals v. State · 276 Ala. 654
• Jackson v. Vaughn · 86 So. 469
• Ex Parte Seals · 126 So. 2d 474
• Seals v. State · 122 So. 2d 513
• Mallory v. United States · 354 U.S. 449
• White v. Crook · 251 F. Supp. 401
• Aaron v. State · 122 So. 2d 360
• Burns v. State · 145 So. 436
• Higginbotham v. State · 78 So. 2d 637
• Mitchell v. Johnson · 250 F. Supp. 117
• Swain v. State · 156 So. 2d 368
• Ballard v. State · 184 So. 260
• Hutto v. State · 178 So. 2d 810
• Beecher v. State · 193 So. 2d 505
• Bosarge v. State · 139 So. 2d 302
• Hornbuckle v. State · 105 So. 2d 864
• Key v. State · 197 So. 364
• Schroeder v. Schroeder · 102 So. 2d 729

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