State Court of Appeals / Ala. Crim. App.

Williams v. State

Decided December 30, 1988. John Malcolm Patterson wrote the opinion for the court.

548 So. 2d 501 · Cited 100 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.

Ex Parte Branch · 526 So. 2d 609
People v. Turner · 726 P.2d 102
Ex Parte Jackson · 516 So. 2d 768
Owens v. State · 531 So. 2d 22
Currin v. State · 535 So. 2d 221
Acres v. State · 548 So. 2d 459
Floyd v. State · 539 So. 2d 357

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