Waters v. State

Decided May 30, 1978. John Garber Bookout wrote the opinion for the court.

360 So. 2d 358 · Cited 50 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.

• Scott v. State · 314 So. 2d 921
• State v. Moynahan · 164 Conn. 560
• The PEOPLE v. Mason · 192 N.E.2d 835
• State v. Adams · 458 P.2d 558
• Bridges v. State · 225 So. 2d 821
• People v. Barr · 280 N.E.2d 708
• Johnson v. State · 199 Ala. 255
• Stephens v. State · 40 So. 2d 90
• McConnell v. State · 266 So. 2d 328
• Houston v. State · 321 So. 2d 261
• Vines v. State · 326 So. 2d 307
• Stinson v. State · 273 Ala. 479
• Bell v. State · 339 So. 2d 96
• McClendon v. State · 341 So. 2d 174
• Hargrove v. State · 344 So. 2d 823
• Hunt v. State · 331 So. 2d 834
• Haynes v. State · 335 So. 2d 203
• Miller v. State · 280 Ala. 715

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• Goodman v. State · 401 So. 2d 208
• Eldridge v. State · 415 So. 2d 1190
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• Boykin v. State · 398 So. 2d 766
• Jones v. State · 407 So. 2d 870
• Bracewell v. State · 447 So. 2d 815
• Hodges v. State · 500 So. 2d 1273
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• Berry v. State · 408 So. 2d 548
• Wasp v. State · 647 So. 2d 81
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