State Supreme Court / Ga.

Dumas v. State

Decided June 17, 1996. Leah W. Sears wrote the opinion for the court.

471 S.E.2d 508 · Cited 82 times

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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.

Thomas v. State · 405 S.E.2d 512
Smashum v. State · 403 S.E.2d 797
Milam v. State · 341 S.E.2d 216
Thomas v. State · 413 S.E.2d 196
Parker v. Mooneyham · 349 S.E.2d 182
Lucas v. State · 264 Ga. 840

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