State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Smith v. State

Decided March 8, 1996. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

698 So. 2d 189 · Cited 144 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.

Giglio v. United States · 405 U.S. 150
Ex Parte State · 672 So. 2d 1310
Kuenzel v. State · 577 So. 2d 474
Joyce v. State · 605 So. 2d 1243
Beecher v. State · 320 So. 2d 727
Ex Parte Smith · 581 So. 2d 531
Smith v. State · 581 So. 2d 497
Morrison v. State · 601 So. 2d 165
Buchannon v. State · 554 So. 2d 494
Nolen v. State · 469 So. 2d 1326
Cumbo v. State · 368 So. 2d 871
Faircloth v. State · 471 So. 2d 485
Ex Parte Faircloth · 471 So. 2d 493
Ex Parte Bankhead · 585 So. 2d 112
Ex Parte Cumbo · 368 So. 2d 877
Ex Parte Kennedy · 472 So. 2d 1106
Ex Parte Womack · 435 So. 2d 766
Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Johnson v. State · 378 So. 2d 1164
Parker v. State · 587 So. 2d 1072
Hallford v. State · 548 So. 2d 526
Ex Parte Rutledge · 523 So. 2d 1118
Henderson v. State · 583 So. 2d 276
Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296

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