State Supreme Court / Ga.

Brown v. State

Decided October 5, 1982. Harold G. Clarke wrote the opinion for the court.

295 S.E.2d 727 · Cited 129 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.

Blackburn v. Blackburn · 292 S.E.2d 821
Durham v. State · 238 S.E.2d 334
Handspike v. State · 45 S.E.2d 662
Brooks v. State · 247 Ga. 744
Hicks v. State · 207 S.E.2d 30
Waters v. State · 283 S.E.2d 238
Hance v. State · 268 S.E.2d 339
Blankenship v. State · 277 S.E.2d 505
Emmett v. State · 205 S.E.2d 231
Collins v. State · 253 S.E.2d 729
Gibson v. State · 226 S.E.2d 63
Justus v. State · 276 S.E.2d 242
Drake v. State · 287 S.E.2d 180
Department of Human Resources v. Montgomery · 284 S.E.2d 263
Boyd v. State · 63 S.E.2d 394
Echols v. State · 255 S.E.2d 92
Reed v. State · 287 S.E.2d 205
Sliger v. State · 282 S.E.2d 291
Dobbs v. State · 264 S.E.2d 18
Rose v. State · 292 S.E.2d 678
Gilbert v. State · 220 S.E.2d 262
Allen v. State · 248 Ga. 676
Sims v. Smith · 184 S.E.2d 347
Gee v. State · 238 S.E.2d 356
Mauldin v. State · 239 S.E.2d 5

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Sims v. State · 614 S.E.2d 73
Hicks v. State · 352 S.E.2d 762
Ford v. State · 335 S.E.2d 567
Keener v. State · 334 S.E.2d 175
Durrence v. State · 695 S.E.2d 227
Stevens v. State · 350 S.E.2d 21
Nagel v. State · 427 S.E.2d 490
Murray v. State · 317 S.E.2d 193
McMachren v. State · 371 S.E.2d 445
Pope v. State · 345 S.E.2d 831
Wilson v. State · 359 S.E.2d 891
Nelms v. State · 340 S.E.2d 1
Rodriguez v. State · 518 S.E.2d 131
Boswell v. State · 572 S.E.2d 565
Tarver v. State · 368 S.E.2d 828
Johncox v. State · 375 S.E.2d 139
Adams v. State · 330 S.E.2d 869
Eason v. State · 353 S.E.2d 188
Cartwright v. State · 531 S.E.2d 399

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