Stephens v. State

Decided December 18, 1947. Thomas S. Lawson wrote the opinion for the court.

33 So. 2d 245 · Cited 61 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.

• American Ry. Express Co. v. Reid · 113 So. 507
• Blue v. State · 19 So. 2d 11
• Grammer v. State · 196 So. 268
• Smith v. State · 24 So. 2d 546
• Tillison v. State · 27 So. 2d 43
• Beaird v. State · 121 So. 38
• Ray v. State · 27 So. 2d 872
• James v. State · 21 So. 2d 847
• Pruitt v. State · 168 So. 149
• Ward v. State · 6 So. 2d 394
• Green v. State · 151 Ala. 14
• Pattillo v. State · 16 So. 2d 303
• Britling Cafeteria Co. v. Shotts · 162 So. 373
• Smith v. State · 161 Ala. 94
• Johnson v. State · 130 So. 175
• Clayton v. State · 185 Ala. 13
• Jordan v. State · 142 So. 665
• May v. State · 95 So. 279
• May v. State · 209 Ala. 72

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Smarr v. State · 68 So. 2d 6
• Woodard v. State · 44 So. 2d 241
• Stephens v. State · 40 So. 2d 90
• Ex Parte Faircloth · 471 So. 2d 493
• Seibold v. State · 253 So. 2d 302
• Baldwin v. State · 213 So. 2d 819
• Hurst v. State · 307 So. 2d 62
• McClary v. State · 282 So. 2d 384
• Harnage v. State · 274 So. 2d 352
• Robinson v. State · 389 So. 2d 144
• Dunn v. State · 166 So. 2d 878
• Liner v. State · 350 So. 2d 760
• Johnson v. State · 91 So. 2d 476
• Scroggins v. State · 341 So. 2d 967
• Flowers v. State · 113 So. 2d 344
• Johnson v. State · 69 So. 2d 854
• Peyton v. State · 120 So. 2d 415
• Ringer v. State · 501 So. 2d 493
• Cooper v. State · 331 So. 2d 752
• Binion v. State · 327 So. 2d 729
• Kimble v. State · 545 So. 2d 228
• Cassady v. State · 287 So. 2d 254
• McGilberry v. State · 516 So. 2d 907
• Neugent v. State · 340 So. 2d 55
• Yancey v. State · 65 So. 3d 452

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