State Supreme Court / Ga.

Bell v. State

Decided July 9, 1971. Jule Wimberly Felton Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

183 S.E.2d 357 · Cited 122 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Cobb v. State · 133 S.E.2d 596
Loughridge v. State · 42 S.E.2d 473
De Palma v. State · 169 S.E.2d 801
Bryant v. State · 30 S.E.2d 259
Week v. Big Bunker Hill Mining Corp. · 17 S.E.2d 825
Spurlin v. State · 149 S.E.2d 315
Johnson v. State · 27 S.E.2d 749
Fulford v. State · 152 S.E.2d 845
Matthews v. Grace · 34 S.E.2d 454
Austin v. State · 173 S.E.2d 452
Hornbuckle v. State · 45 S.E.2d 98
Berger v. United States · 295 U.S. 78

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Walker v. State · 246 S.E.2d 206
Maxey v. State · 284 S.E.2d 23
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Smith v. State · 154 Ga. App. 485
Timberlake v. State · 271 S.E.2d 792
Emmett v. State · 205 S.E.2d 231
Caldwell v. State · 228 S.E.2d 219
Jefferson v. State · 277 S.E.2d 317
Walters v. State · 196 S.E.2d 326
Herrin v. State · 197 S.E.2d 734
Kelly v. State · 373 S.E.2d 63
Corn v. State · 237 S.E.2d 203
Tanner v. State · 276 S.E.2d 627
Wright v. State · 712 S.E.2d 105
Turner v. State · 229 S.E.2d 23
Pastis v. Cobb Exchange Bank · 236 S.E.2d 279
Highfield v. State · 163 Ga. App. 599
Wilson v. State · 300 S.E.2d 640
Ross v. State · 394 S.E.2d 418
Fleming v. State · 224 S.E.2d 15
Dick v. State · 287 S.E.2d 11

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