409 So. 2d 906 - Trest v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
October 1990
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Edwards v. Arizona · Rhode Island v. Innis · 50 Ala. App. 465 - McNair v. State · 50 Ala. App. 471 - Brown v. State · 51 Ala. App. 417 - Matthews v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“The law does not require precise conformity in every particular where the weapon is alleged but rather substantial proof of the means by which the offense was committed. Matthews v. State , 51 Ala. App. 417 , 286 So.2d 91 (1973); Threatt v. State , 32 Ala. App. 416 , 26 So.2d 530 (1946).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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