Thigpen v. State

Decided December 5, 1972. John C. Tyson III wrote the opinion for the court.

270 So. 2d 666 · Cited 71 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.

• Padgett v. State · 269 So. 2d 147
• Seals v. State · 213 So. 2d 645
• People Ex Rel. Lemon v. Supreme Court · 156 N.E. 84
• Smith v. State · 210 So. 2d 826
• Sanders v. State · 179 So. 2d 35
• Gautney v. State · 222 So. 2d 175
• Spooney v. State · 115 So. 308
• Butler v. State · 232 So. 2d 631
• Veith v. State · 267 So. 2d 480
• Stinson v. State · 135 So. 571
• Mabry v. State · 110 So. 2d 250
• Manning v. State · 116 So. 360
• Zininam v. State · 186 Ala. 9
• Sanders v. State · 7 So. 2d 483
• Parker v. State · 94 So. 2d 209
• White v. State · 262 So. 2d 313
• Brooks v. State · 29 So. 2d 4
• Junior v. State · 257 So. 2d 844
• Brown v. State · 231 So. 2d 167
• McCants v. State · 211 So. 2d 877
• McPhearson v. State · 125 So. 2d 709
• Smallwood v. State · 179 So. 217
• Irwin v. State · 124 So. 410
• Stewart v. State · 17 So. 2d 871
• Ward v. State · 6 So. 2d 394

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• Flowers v. State · 402 So. 2d 1088
• MacK v. State · 375 So. 2d 476
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• Thigpen v. State · 355 So. 2d 392
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