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COURT CASES
Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
Beecher v. Alabama, 88 Sup. Ct. 189 (1967)
Billingsley v. Clayton, 359 F.2d 13 (1966)
Boggs v. State, 116 So. 2d 903, 209 (1959)
Boles v. Stevenson, 13 L.Ed. 2d 109 (1964)
Bowen v. State, 145 So. 2d 421 (1962)
Browder v. Gayle, 352 U.S. 903 (1956)
Brown v. Allen, 73 S. Ct. 397 (1953)
Carter v. Texas, 177 U.S. 442 (1900)
Cassell v. Texas, 339 U.S. 282 (1950)
Chessman v. Teets, 354 U.S. 156 (1957)
Cobern v. State, 142 So. 2d 869 (1962)
Coleman v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 129 (1964)
Clark v. State, 25 Ala. App. 30 (1932)
Dickey v. Florida, 398 U.S. 30 (1970)
Dockery v. State, 114 So. 2d 394 (1959)
Edwards v. Sard, 250 F. Supp. 977 (1966)
Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 (1964)
Evans v. State, 461 U.S. 1301 (1983)
Fikes v. Alabama, 352 U.S. 191 (1957)
Francis v. Resweber, 329 U.S. 459 (1947)
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Goldsby v. Harpole, 263 F.2d 71 (1959)
Gosa v. State, 139 So. 2d 321 (1961)
Hamilton v. State, 368 U.S. 52 (1957)
Hampton v. Oklahoma, 368 F.2d 9 (1966)
Holman v. Washington, 364 F.2d 618 (1966)
Jacks v. Sullinger, 284 Ala. 223 (1969)
Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368 (1964)
Jackson v. Goodwin, 400 F.2d 529 (1968)
Johnson v. State, 133 So. 2d 53 (1961)
Jordan v. Fitzharris, 257 F. Supp. 674 (1966)
Lee v. Washington, 390 U.S. 333 (1968)
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Manning v. State, 116 So. 360 (1928)
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
Needel v. Scafati, 412 F.2d 761 (1969)
Norris v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
Parker v. State, 94 So. 2d 209 (1956)
Patterson v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 600 (1935)
People v. Dorado, 62 Cal.2d 338 (1965)
Phillips v. State, 41 Ala. App. 393 (1961)
Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 (1965)
Reeves v. State, 88 So. 2d 561 (1956)
Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
Robinson v. California, 82 S. Ct. 1417 (1962)
Salary v. Wilson, 415 F.2d 467 (1969)
Salary v. Wilson, 313 F. Supp. 1037 (1970)
Salary v. Wilson, 493 F.2d 627 (1974)
South Highlands Infirmary v. Imperial Laundry Co., 149 So. 106 (1933)
State v. Washington, 6 Div 227 (1957)
State v. Washington, 6 Div 524 (1959)
State v. Washington, 6 Div 66 (1969)
State v. Washington, 6 Div 127 (1970)
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Swain v. State, 275 Ala. 508 (1962)
Swain v. State, 380 U.S. 202 (1969)
Talley v. Stephens, 247 F. Supp. 683 (1965)
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Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86 (1958)
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Washington v. Holman, 245 F. Supp. 116 (1965)
Washington v. Lee, 263 F. Supp. 327 (1966)
Washington v. State, 269 Ala. 146, 112 So. 2d 179 (1959)
Washington v. State, 274 Ala. 386, 148 So. 2d 206 (1962)
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White v. Crook, 251 F. Supp. 401 (1966)
DIRECTORIES
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