Williams v. State

Decided August 21, 1979. John P. Decarlo wrote the opinion for the court.

375 So. 2d 1257 · Cited 70 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.

• Phillips v. State · 28 So. 2d 542
• Maund v. State · 48 So. 2d 553
• McClary v. State · 282 So. 2d 384
• Butler v. State · 232 So. 2d 631
• Barbour v. State · 78 So. 2d 328
• Teague v. State · 16 So. 2d 877
• King v. State · 230 So. 2d 538
• Shields v. State · 296 So. 2d 786
• Moffett v. State · 281 So. 2d 630
• Wear v. Chenault Motor Company, Inc. · 293 So. 2d 298
• McClary v. State · 282 So. 2d 379
• Robinson v. State · 273 So. 2d 487
• Smith v. State · 54 Ala. App. 561
• Anderson v. State · 362 So. 2d 1296
• Sexton v. State · 346 So. 2d 1177
• Bell v. State · 339 So. 2d 96
• Waters v. State · 360 So. 2d 358
• Giddens v. State · 333 So. 2d 615
• Miles v. State · 343 So. 2d 801

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• Green v. Alabama Power Co. · 597 So. 2d 1325
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• Hawkins v. State · 443 So. 2d 1312
• Madden v. State · 621 So. 2d 381
• Smith v. State · 698 So. 2d 189
• Maples v. State · 758 So. 2d 1
• Smith v. State · 588 So. 2d 561
• Ex Parte Williams · 548 So. 2d 518
• Cross v. State · 536 So. 2d 155
• Congo v. State · 409 So. 2d 475
• Phillips v. State · 462 So. 2d 981
• Sommer v. State · 489 So. 2d 643
• Reese v. State · 549 So. 2d 148
• Armstrong v. State · 516 So. 2d 806
• Woodward v. State · 123 So. 3d 989
• Trahan v. State · 450 So. 2d 1102
• Gothard v. State · 452 So. 2d 889
• Whitt v. State · 733 So. 2d 463
• Ex Parte Pierce · 612 So. 2d 516
• Snowden v. State · 574 So. 2d 960
• Ex Parte Jones · 592 So. 2d 210
• Windsor v. State · 683 So. 2d 1021
• Davis v. State · 554 So. 2d 1094
• Moorman v. State · 574 So. 2d 953
• Suttle v. State · 565 So. 2d 1197

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