State Supreme Court / Ga.

Owens v. State

Decided November 18, 1981. Robert Henry Jordan wrote the opinion for the court.

284 S.E.2d 408 · Cited 64 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.

Johnson v. State · 238 Ga. 59
Collier v. State · 261 S.E.2d 364
Watkins v. State · 229 S.E.2d 465
Steve M. Solomon, Jr., Inc. v. Edgar · 88 S.E.2d 167
Johnson v. State · 252 S.E.2d 205
Drake v. State · 267 S.E.2d 237
Byrd v. State · 229 S.E.2d 631
Walker v. State · 109 S.E.2d 748
Hill v. State · 271 S.E.2d 802
Harris v. State · 234 S.E.2d 798
Shaw v. State · 245 S.E.2d 262
Herrmann v. State · 220 S.E.2d 2
Johnson v. Jackson · 230 S.E.2d 756
Butler v. State · 238 S.E.2d 387

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