State Supreme Court / Ga.

Braithwaite v. State

Decided November 12, 2002. Leah W. Sears wrote the opinion for the court.

572 S.E.2d 612 · Cited 95 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.

Horne v. State · 385 S.E.2d 704
McClain v. State · 477 S.E.2d 814
Carr v. State · 563 S.E.2d 850
Burgess v. State · 264 Ga. 777
Doe v. Moss · 172 S.E.2d 321
Holmes v. State · 543 S.E.2d 688
Jefferson v. Zant · 431 S.E.2d 110
Jenkins v. State · 498 S.E.2d 502
Greene v. State · 469 S.E.2d 129
Busch v. State · 523 S.E.2d 21
Green v. State · 547 S.E.2d 569
Richards v. State · 502 S.E.2d 519
Milner v. State · 522 S.E.2d 654
Wolke v. State · 353 S.E.2d 827
Johnson v. State · 238 Ga. 59
Smith v. Francis · 325 S.E.2d 362
Hudson v. State · 299 S.E.2d 531
Berryhill v. State · 221 S.E.2d 185
Morgan v. State · 476 S.E.2d 747
Wellons v. State · 463 S.E.2d 868
Mullins v. State · 511 S.E.2d 165
Harris v. State · 543 S.E.2d 716
Pace v. State · 524 S.E.2d 490
Thornton v. State · 264 Ga. 563
Slade v. State · 509 S.E.2d 618

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