State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Ward v. State

Decided November 1, 1983. John Oscar Harris wrote the opinion for the court.

440 So. 2d 1227 · Cited 55 times

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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.

Moreland v. State · 373 So. 2d 1259
Watson v. State · 392 So. 2d 1274
Moore v. State · 415 So. 2d 1210
Ex Parte Watson · 392 So. 2d 1280
Woodard v. State · 401 So. 2d 300
Carroll v. State · 405 So. 2d 163

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