State Supreme Court / Ga.

Timberlake v. State

Decided September 23, 1980. Harold N. Hill wrote the opinion for the court.

271 S.E.2d 792 · Cited 307 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.

Bell v. State · 183 S.E.2d 357
Mason v. State · 238 S.E.2d 79
Alford v. United States · 282 U.S. 687
Joyner v. State · 67 S.E.2d 221
Whitlock v. State · 198 S.E.2d 865
Emmett v. State · 205 S.E.2d 231
Bryant v. State · 30 S.E.2d 259
Butler v. State · 97 N.E.2d 492
Waldrop v. State · 144 S.E.2d 372
Johnson v. State · 27 S.E.2d 749
Herrin v. State · 197 S.E.2d 734
Mills v. State · 17 S.E.2d 719
Vun Cannon v. State · 68 S.E.2d 586
Corn v. State · 237 S.E.2d 203
Lucear v. State · 146 S.E.2d 316
Fincher v. Frost · 169 S.E.2d 309
Bailey v. Perrin · 128 Ga. App. 476
Brown v. State · 271 S.E.2d 163

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Robinson v. State · 706 S.E.2d 577
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