Williams v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• whether a fine fixed by a legislature constitutes an excessive fine \is to be determined largely by the preventive effect upon the commission of the particular kind of crime for which the fine is imposed\
• whether a fine fixed by a legislature constitutes an excessive fine \is to be determined largely by the preventive effect upon the commission of the particular kind of crime for which the fine is imposed\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Moreland v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1985-01-08· cited 23×
• Hughes v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1987-11-24· cited 15×
• Money v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1997-11-14· cited 14×
• Ex Parte Jones
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1983-07-01· cited 10×
• R.E.C. v. State
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-09-22· cited 7×
• Riley v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1985-08-20· cited 3×
• ALABAMA BD. OF PARDONS AND PAROLES v. Smith
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2009-05-01· cited 1×
• Martin v. Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1992-02-07· cited 1×
• Ex Parte REC
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-09-22
• Fairbanks v. State
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1984-04-24
• K.A. v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Russell Juvenile Court: JU-23-748.03)
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2025-03-28

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 3,299×
• Powell v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 1968-10-14· cited 697×
• Glen Dale Castle v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1968-08-12· cited 41×
• Wheatt v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1982-03-02· cited 29×
• In Re Upshaw
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1945-10-25· cited 20×
• Ex parte Cabble
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1977-07-08· cited 15×
• Ex parte Robinson
  Alabama Court of Appeals· 1968-07-24· cited 7×