State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Stephens v. State

Decided August 3, 1990. Sam W. Taylor wrote the opinion for the court.

580 So. 2d 11 · Cited 121 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.

In Re Kemmler · 136 U.S. 436
Harrell v. State · 555 So. 2d 263
Ex Parte Branch · 526 So. 2d 609
Beck v. State · 396 So. 2d 645
Garrett v. State · 105 So. 2d 541
Avery v. State · 545 So. 2d 123
Taitano v. Commonwealth · 358 S.E.2d 590
Ex Parte State · 539 So. 2d 1074
Owens v. State · 531 So. 2d 22
Moragne v. State · 77 So. 322
State v. Antwine · 743 S.W.2d 51
Cumbo v. State · 368 So. 2d 871
Ex Parte Cumbo · 368 So. 2d 877
Ex Parte Jackson · 516 So. 2d 768
Jackson v. State · 516 So. 2d 726
Ex Parte Lynn · 543 So. 2d 709
Powell v. State · 548 So. 2d 590
Ex Parte Hinton · 548 So. 2d 562
Ex Parte Bell · 475 So. 2d 609
Ex Parte Whisenhant · 482 So. 2d 1241
Sanders v. State · 426 So. 2d 497
Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
Currin v. State · 535 So. 2d 221
Ex Parte Powell · 548 So. 2d 605
Ex Parte Jones · 456 So. 2d 380

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Ingram v. State · 779 So. 2d 1225
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