Williams v. State

Decided October 21, 1948. Davis F. Stakely wrote the opinion for the court.

39 So. 2d 37 · Cited 69 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.

• Houston v. State · 95 So. 145
• Smith v. State · 11 So. 2d 471
• Williams v. State · 28 So. 2d 731
• Sylvester v. State · 72 Ala. 201

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