Gibson v. Turpin

Decided February 22, 1999. Leah W. Sears wrote the opinion for the court.

513 S.E.2d 186 · Cited 75 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 of Ga. v. Davis · 269 S.E.2d 461
• Smith v. Francis · 325 S.E.2d 362
• Gibson v. State · 404 S.E.2d 781
• Cooper v. Oklahoma · 517 U.S. 348
• Barnes v. State · 496 S.E.2d 674
• Black v. Hardin · 336 S.E.2d 754
• Howard v. Sharpe · 470 S.E.2d 678
• Amadeo v. Zant · 486 U.S. 214
• Jackson v. State · 732 So. 2d 187
• Nolley v. Caldwell · 192 S.E.2d 151
• Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
• Pitts v. Glass · 203 S.E.2d 515
• Lozada v. Warden, State Prison · 223 Conn. 834
• Jefferson v. Zant · 431 S.E.2d 110
• Bejarano v. Warden, Nevada State Prison · 929 P.2d 922
• Amadeo v. State · 384 S.E.2d 181
• Gunter v. Hickman · 348 S.E.2d 644
• Curry v. Zant · 371 S.E.2d 647
• Johnson v. Caldwell · 192 S.E.2d 900
• Jarrell v. State · 413 S.E.2d 710
• Zant v. Gaddis · 279 S.E.2d 219
• Davis v. State · 403 S.E.2d 800
• Black v. State · 264 Ga. 550
• Stynchcombe v. Floyd · 311 S.E.2d 828
• Zant v. Hamilton · 307 S.E.2d 667

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• Williams v. Zant · 558 S.E.2d 3
• ROBBINS v. the STATE. · 827 S.E.2d 907
• Arbelaez v. Butterworth · 738 So. 2d 326
• Jordan v. State · 530 S.E.2d 42
• People v. Clouse · 74 P.3d 336
• Gable v. State · 720 S.E.2d 170
• Crosson v. Conway · 291 Ga. 220
• Butts v. State · 546 S.E.2d 472
• Slakman v. Continental Casualty Co. · 587 S.E.2d 24
• Wilson v. State · 686 S.E.2d 104
• Fortson v. State · 532 S.E.2d 102
• Zebroski v. State · 12 A.3d 1115
• Head v. Carr · 544 S.E.2d 409
• LEJEUNE v. McLAUGHLIN · 296 Ga. 291
• Waldrip v. Head · 532 S.E.2d 380
• Crawford v. State · 597 S.E.2d 403
• Schofield v. Meders · 632 S.E.2d 369
• Orr v. State · 575 S.E.2d 444
• Massey v. State · 628 S.E.2d 706
• Roberts v. Cooper · 691 S.E.2d 875
• Byrd v. Shaffer · 523 S.E.2d 875

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