Alston v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding evidence crime committed in a high-profile manner to allow witnesses and victims to learn that a particular gang committed the crime and to enhance its reputation shows benefit to gang
• finding a sufficient nexus for gang activity where a State expert testified “that the gang’s reputation is furthered by committing highly visible crimes in a manner which allows the witnesses and the victims to discern that a particular gang committed the crime.”
• finding a sufficient nexus for gang activity where a State expert testified \that the gang's reputation is furthered by committing highly visible crimes in a manner which allows the witnesses and the victims to discern that a particular gang committed the crime.\
• discussions among gang members about the predicate crimes after they were completed and defendant's protection of fellow gang members after the crimes was evidence showing intent to further gang's interests
• discussions among gang members about the predicate crimes after they were completed and defendant’s protection of fellow gang members after the crimes was evidence showing intent to further gang’s interests

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Boyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-06-24· cited 32×
• In the Interest of W. B., a Child
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-06-05· cited 9×
• Randolph v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-11-23· cited 4×
• Lopez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-06-20· cited 2×
• Laterrell Marique Alexander v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-05-09
• Johannes Lopez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-06-20

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Rodriguez v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-01-12· cited 83×
• Myers v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-11-12· cited 68×
• Moon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-02-07· cited 66×
• Jones v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-10-12· cited 56×
• Hicks v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-06-02· cited 44×
• Herbert v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-18· cited 37×
• Thomas v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-10-27· cited 34×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-04-15· cited 34×
• In the Interest of C. P.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-03-11· cited 19×
• White v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-10-21· cited 17×
• Glover v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-06-01· cited 16×
• Jones v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-01-09· cited 7×
• Landaverde v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-08-02· cited 3×