Williams v. Florida, No. 927 (U.S. Supreme Court) (399 U.S. 78; 90 S.Ct. 1893) (June 22, 1970) (Justice White)
On the issue of alibi defenses, the Court explained: "Given the ease with which an alibi can be fabricated, the State's interest in protecting itself against an eleventh-hour defense is both obvious and legitimate. Reflecting this interest, notice-of-alibi provisions, dating at least from 1927, are now in existence in a ...
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