State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Slaughter v. State

Decided December 29, 1981. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

411 So. 2d 819 · Cited 71 times

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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 · 378 So. 2d 1164
Reed v. State · 401 So. 2d 131
Mauldin v. State · 402 So. 2d 1106
Radney v. State · 342 So. 2d 942
Bickerstaff v. State · 369 So. 2d 315
Peppers v. State · 304 So. 2d 43

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