Harper v. State

Decided November 23, 2009. Hugh P. Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

686 S.E.2d 786 · Cited 680 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.

• Chester v. State · 664 S.E.2d 220
• Williams v. State · 523 S.E.2d 857
• Harper v. State · 304 S.E.2d 693
• Garza v. State · 670 S.E.2d 73
• Etkind v. Suarez · 519 S.E.2d 210
• Wright v. State · 596 S.E.2d 587
• Humthlett v. Reeves · 85 S.E.2d 25
• Waye v. State · 238 S.E.2d 923
• Lacey v. State · 324 S.E.2d 471
• Shields v. State · 581 S.E.2d 536
• Williams v. State · 656 S.E.2d 144
• Waits v. State · 49 S.E.2d 492
• Brown v. Earp · 407 S.E.2d 737
• Foster v. Bowen · 315 S.E.2d 656
• Crane v. State · 292 S.E.2d 67
• Jones v. State · 651 S.E.2d 728

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• Williams v. State · 695 S.E.2d 244
• Jones v. State · 322 Ga. App. 269
• Munye v. State · 342 Ga. App. 680
• State v. Green · 706 S.E.2d 720
• MATHERLEE v. State · 694 S.E.2d 665
• Simpson v. State · 292 Ga. 764
• Prince v. State · 299 Ga. 888
• Roberts v. State · 690 S.E.2d 150
• Nazario v. State · 293 Ga. 480
• Spargo v. State · 332 Ga. App. 410
• The State v. Kazmierczak · 331 Ga. App. 817
• Moreland v. State · 690 S.E.2d 150
• von Thomas v. State · 293 Ga. 569
• Rooney v. State · 690 S.E.2d 804
• Lay v. State · 710 S.E.2d 141
• Atkinson v. State · 301 Ga. 518
• Sentinel Offender Services, LLC v. Glover · 296 Ga. 315
• Richardson v. the State · 334 Ga. App. 344
• Benton v. State · 301 Ga. 100
• McGee v. State · 296 Ga. 353
• Wiggins v. State · 702 S.E.2d 865
• Regent v. State · 703 S.E.2d 81
• PATTERSON v. the STATE. · 817 S.E.2d 557
• Austin v. State · 300 Ga. 889
• Gillespie v. State · 715 S.E.2d 832

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