State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Smith v. State

Decided September 20, 1991. Henry Ward McMillan wrote the opinion for the court.

588 So. 2d 561 · Cited 73 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.

Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320
Beecher v. State · 320 So. 2d 727
United States v. Washington · 431 U.S. 181
Kuenzel v. State · 577 So. 2d 474
Ex Parte Jackson · 516 So. 2d 768
Fletcher v. State · 277 So. 2d 882
Watson v. State · 398 So. 2d 320
Ex Parte Watkins · 509 So. 2d 1074
Leith v. State · 90 So. 687
Hines v. State · 72 So. 2d 296
Smith v. State · 581 So. 2d 497
Henderson v. State · 584 So. 2d 841
Baldwin v. State · 213 So. 2d 819
Ex Parte Godbolt · 546 So. 2d 991
Snead v. State · 38 So. 2d 576
Wiggins v. State · 429 So. 2d 666
McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co. · 336 U.S. 187
Ex Parte Branch · 526 So. 2d 609
Ex Parte Bankhead · 585 So. 2d 112
Magwood v. State · 494 So. 2d 124
Ex Parte Magwood · 494 So. 2d 154
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Ex Parte Cochran · 500 So. 2d 1179
Hallford v. State · 548 So. 2d 526
Holladay v. State · 549 So. 2d 122

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Smith v. State · 908 So. 2d 273
Whitt v. State · 733 So. 2d 463
Ex Parte Mason · 768 So. 2d 1008
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Taylor v. State · 666 So. 2d 36
Coral v. State · 628 So. 2d 954
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