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Adams v. State

Citations

  • 696 S.E.2d 676
  • 287 Ga. 513
  • 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2332
  • 2010 Ga. LEXIS 557

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • relying on Monge for the principle that double jeopardy protections do not apply in a sentencing context
  • affirming under McCullough the new sentence imposed by the trial court after a motion for new trial because it was permissible for “the trial court itself [to] order[ ] a new sentencing hearing upon a partial grant of the motion for new trial filed by [the defendant]”
  • “The vast majority of federal and state appellate courts that have addressed this issue have adopted the aggregate approach [.]”
  • “the Pearce presumption of vindictiveness is not triggered unless the new sentence, in the aggregate, is more severe”
  • “[T]he fact that the case involved two different sentencers was an alternative, independent basis for finding the Pearce presumption inapposite.” (citation and punctuation omitted)
  • three-Justice plurality, noting trend favoring aggregate approach and advocating its adoption

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Judges: Carley, Melton, Hunstein, Benham, Hines

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