State Supreme Court / Ga.

Hough v. State

Decided October 3, 2005. Harold D. Melton wrote the opinion for the court.

620 S.E.2d 380 · Cited 54 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.

Cooper v. State · 587 S.E.2d 605
Perano v. State · 300 S.E.2d 668
Hough v. State · 605 S.E.2d 43
Clements v. State · 172 S.E.2d 600
Abdulkadir v. State · 610 S.E.2d 50
Handschuh v. State · 607 S.E.2d 899
Adams v. State · 498 S.E.2d 268

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