State Supreme Court / Ga.

State v. Thornton

Decided November 21, 1984. Charles L. Weltner wrote the opinion for the court.

322 S.E.2d 711 · Cited 372 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.

Creamer v. State · 192 S.E.2d 350
State v. Armstead · 262 S.E.2d 233
Collins v. State · 236 S.E.2d 759
Aldrich v. State · 137 S.E.2d 463
Williams v. State · 305 S.E.2d 489

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