State Supreme Court / Ga.

Bright v. State

Decided March 17, 1995. Leah W. Sears wrote the opinion for the court.

265 Ga. 265 · Cited 143 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.

Christenson v. State · 402 S.E.2d 41
Roseboro v. State · 365 S.E.2d 115
Motes v. State · 353 S.E.2d 348
State v. Grant · 355 S.E.2d 646
Earnest v. State · 422 S.E.2d 188
Brooks v. State · 385 S.E.2d 81
Lindsey v. State · 330 S.E.2d 563
Hayes v. State · 426 S.E.2d 886
State v. Erwin · 848 S.W.2d 476
Hall v. State · 415 S.E.2d 158
Horton v. State · 371 S.E.2d 384
McNeal v. State · 435 S.E.2d 47
Brantley v. State · 427 S.E.2d 758
Thornton v. State · 264 Ga. 563
Romine v. State · 305 S.E.2d 93
Moore v. State · 427 S.E.2d 766
Isaac v. State · 440 S.E.2d 175
Brown v. State · 264 Ga. 48
Smith v. Francis · 325 S.E.2d 362
Brown v. State · 250 Ga. 862
Pope v. State · 345 S.E.2d 831
Dingler v. State · 211 S.E.2d 752
Cargill v. State · 340 S.E.2d 891
Waters v. State · 283 S.E.2d 238
Spivey v. State · 319 S.E.2d 420

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Wilson v. State · 525 S.E.2d 339
Kittler v. State · 506 S.E.2d 231
Moore v. State · 588 S.E.2d 327
Anderson v. State · 319 Ga. App. 701
Jenkins v. State · 232 Ga. App. 395
Conklin v. Terry · 279 Ga. 557
Sinclair v. State · 219 Ga. App. 837
DeYoung v. State · 493 S.E.2d 157
Vergara v. State · 657 S.E.2d 863
Nash v. State · 519 S.E.2d 893
Waldrip v. State · 482 S.E.2d 299
Wellons v. State · 463 S.E.2d 868
Mullins v. State · 511 S.E.2d 165
Raulerson v. State · 491 S.E.2d 791
Whatley v. State · 509 S.E.2d 45
Henry v. State · 462 S.E.2d 737
Pace v. State · 524 S.E.2d 490
Cook v. State · 514 S.E.2d 657
Mobley v. State · 265 Ga. 292
Brockman v. State · 292 Ga. 707
Greene v. State · 469 S.E.2d 129

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