Gates v. State

Decided January 19, 2016. Harold D. Melton wrote the opinion for the court.

298 Ga. 324 · Cited 167 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.

• State v. Kelly · 718 S.E.2d 232
• State v. Frost · 297 Ga. 296
• Shaw v. State · 292 Ga. 871
• Anderson v. State · 678 S.E.2d 84
• Malcolm v. State · 434 S.E.2d 479
• Robinson v. State · 586 S.E.2d 313
• Fuller v. State · 591 S.E.2d 782
• Wright v. State · 291 Ga. 869
• Scott v. State · 725 S.E.2d 305
• Ballard v. State v. State · 297 Ga. 248
• Miller v. State · 561 S.E.2d 810
• Jordan v. State · 293 Ga. 619
• Mosley v. State · 295 Ga. 123

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• Hines v. State · 830 S.E.2d 380
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• Patch v. the State · 337 Ga. App. 233
• State v. Herrera-Bustamante · 818 S.E.2d 552
• McAllister v. State · 830 S.E.2d 443
• Atkinson v. State · 301 Ga. 518
• Strother v. State · 828 S.E.2d 327
• Davis v. State · 302 Ga. 576
• Hampton v. State · 302 Ga. 166
• Mosley v. State · 298 Ga. 849
• Taylor v. State · 811 S.E.2d 286
• White v. State · 823 S.E.2d 794
• Pyatt v. State · 298 Ga. 742
• Bozzie v. State · 302 Ga. 704
• Young v. State · 823 S.E.2d 774
• Watson v. State · 814 S.E.2d 396
• Slaton v. State · 814 S.E.2d 344
• KING v. the STATE. · 816 S.E.2d 390
• Hernandez v. State · 299 Ga. 796
• CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC v. WALDEN Et Al. · 339 Ga. App. 733
• ADAMS v. the STATE. · 809 S.E.2d 87
• Dimauro v. the State · 341 Ga. App. 710
• BLEVINS v. the STATE. · 808 S.E.2d 740
• Wilson v. State · 301 Ga. 83
• Chase v. the State · 337 Ga. App. 449

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