Lucas v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding insufficient evidence to sustain the defendant's conviction for attempted sodomy in the first degree and ordering the trial court to enter a judgment on the lesser offense of attempted sexual misconduct where the jury was instructed on attempted sexual misconduct
• \[E]vidence that a defendant subjected a victim to the touching of his sexual or other intimate parts was sufficient evidence to show sexual contact.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Lavacus Derrell Hooks v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CC-19-1351)
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2023-12-15
• Brandon Deshawn Webster v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CC-22-148)
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2025-03-28
• Geraldo Jarzavian Jackson v. State of Alabama
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2025-06-27
• Joseph Clarence Cox v. State of Alabama
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2025-12-19

Cites

68 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Miranda v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 58,288×
• Faircloth v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1984-07-17· cited 362×
• Ex Parte Faircloth
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-05-10· cited 319×
• Bankston v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1978-04-07· cited 241×
• Bush v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1996-03-08· cited 196×
• Thomas v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1978-10-31· cited 185×
• Ex Parte Cofer
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1983-09-16· cited 179×
• Ward v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1990-01-19· cited 176×
• Farrior v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1998-09-11· cited 166×
• Willis v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1983-11-01· cited 162×
• O'NEAL v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1992-03-13· cited 156×
• Nunn v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1997-01-17· cited 149×
• Ex Parte Loggins
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-06-02· cited 142×
• Ballenger v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1998-03-20· cited 137×
• Gavin v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2003-09-26· cited 135×
• Donahoo v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1986-10-14· cited 132×
• Newsome v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1990-10-19· cited 123×
• Taylor v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2000-02-04· cited 118×
• Nicks v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1987-01-27· cited 113×
• Ex Parte Taylor
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-03-09· cited 111×