State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Watson v. State

Decided October 7, 1980. William M. Bowen Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

398 So. 2d 320 · 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.

Allred v. State · 313 So. 2d 195
Aaron v. State · 139 So. 2d 309
Jarrell v. State · 36 So. 2d 336
Woodard v. State · 44 So. 2d 241
Whittle v. State · 89 So. 43
Orr v. State · 111 So. 2d 639
Smith v. State · 80 So. 2d 307
Jones v. State · 322 So. 2d 735
Ayers v. State · 267 So. 2d 533
Wyatt v. State · 283 So. 2d 675
Wilder v. State · 290 So. 2d 225
Wilson v. State · 296 So. 2d 774
Ex Parte Henley · 361 So. 2d 1152
Johnson v. State · 378 So. 2d 1164
Hill v. State · 366 So. 2d 318
Beauregard v. State · 372 So. 2d 37
Johnson v. State · 335 So. 2d 663
Hill v. State · 366 So. 2d 296
Williams v. State · 377 So. 2d 634
Sexton v. State · 346 So. 2d 1177
McQueen v. State · 355 So. 2d 407
Ex Parte Sexton · 346 So. 2d 1180
Ex Parte Beauregard · 372 So. 2d 44
Johnson v. State · 335 So. 2d 678
Smith v. State · 344 So. 2d 1239

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