539 So. 2d 403 - Spurlin v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 500 So. 2d 68 - Ex Parte State of Alabama · 497 So. 2d 201 - Ex Parte State · 480 So. 2d 1259 - Edwards v. State · 505 So. 2d 1287 - Salazar v. State · 474 So. 2d 185 - Styles v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"No charge shall be deemed invalid, nor shall the trial, judgment, or other proceedings thereon be stayed, arrested, or in any manner affected, for any defect or imperfection in the charge which does not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant upon the merits."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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