State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Ward v. State

Decided January 19, 1990. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

557 So. 2d 848 · Cited 176 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.

Cumbo v. State · 368 So. 2d 871
Ex Parte Cumbo · 368 So. 2d 877
Johnson v. State · 378 So. 2d 1164
Andrews v. State · 473 So. 2d 1211
Ex Parte Carpenter · 408 So. 2d 561
Carpenter v. State · 408 So. 2d 559

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