42 Ala. App. 60 - Murphy v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1963
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 1979
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Roan v. State · Bessierre v. Ala. City G. & A. R. R. · Brown v. State · Dudley v. State · Morris v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"The general rule is that acts or declarations are admissible as part of the res gestae if they are `substantially contemporaneous with the main fact under consideration, and so closely connected with it as to illustrate its character.' . . ." (Citations omitted.)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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