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Baxter v. State

Citations

  • 331 S.E.2d 561
  • 254 Ga. 538
  • 1985 Ga. LEXIS 780

How courts have described this case

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

  • distinguishing on this basis United States v. Henry, 447 U. S. 264 (100 SC 2183, 65 LE2d 115) (1979), on which Appellant relies
  • if evidence is relevant and material, it is not inadmissible because it incidentally puts defendant’s character in issue
  • although jail inmate’s statement placed defendant’s character in issue by showing defendant was in jail on an unrelated charge, testimony was independently relevant to explain the circumstances leading to the “jailhouse confession”

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Judges: Smith

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Cites

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