State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Smith v. State

Decided August 24, 1990. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

581 So. 2d 497 · Cited 58 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
Kuenzel v. State · 577 So. 2d 474
Twilley v. State · 472 So. 2d 1130
Sparks v. Parker · 368 So. 2d 528
People v. Hovey · 749 P.2d 776
Pierce v. State · 576 So. 2d 236
People v. Miranda · 744 P.2d 1127
Ex Parte Grayson · 479 So. 2d 76
Ex Parte Harrell · 470 So. 2d 1309
Bracewell v. State · 506 So. 2d 354
Brodka v. State · 298 So. 2d 55
Keith v. State · 46 So. 2d 705
Sims v. State · 46 So. 2d 564
Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333
Mempa v. Rhay · 389 U.S. 128
United States v. Atkinson · 297 U.S. 157
Hester v. United States · 265 U.S. 57
Stroud v. United States · 251 U.S. 15
Hooks v. State · 534 So. 2d 329
Kunhardt & Co. v. United States · 266 U.S. 537
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
Ex Parte Kennedy · 472 So. 2d 1106
Ex Parte Womack · 435 So. 2d 766
State v. Rush · 217 A.2d 441
Ex Parte Rutledge · 523 So. 2d 1118

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Boyd v. State · 715 So. 2d 825
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Minor v. State · 780 So. 2d 707
Griffin v. State · 790 So. 2d 267
Taylor v. State · 666 So. 2d 36
Hyde v. State · 778 So. 2d 199
Ex Parte Smith · 698 So. 2d 219
Price v. State · 725 So. 2d 1003
Ingram v. State · 779 So. 2d 1225
Lawhorn v. State · 581 So. 2d 1159
Gaddy v. State · 698 So. 2d 1100
Melson v. State · 775 So. 2d 857
Maples v. State · 758 So. 2d 1
Stewart v. State · 730 So. 2d 1203
McWhorter v. State · 781 So. 2d 257
Loggins v. State · 771 So. 2d 1070
Weaver v. State · 678 So. 2d 260
Jackson v. State · 674 So. 2d 1318
Ivery v. State · 686 So. 2d 495
Ex Parte Brown · 686 So. 2d 409

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