Belton v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that what the evidence would have shown was not relevant to the question of whether defense counsel performed deficiently in not pursuing the evidence
• finding that what the evidence would have shown was not relevant to the question of whether defense counsel performed deficiently in not pursuing the evidence
• explaining that “the comparison of shoe prints to the external physical characteristics of particular shoes is not a matter of scientific principle or technique” to which Harper does not apply
• expert’s testimony regarding shoe print identification was based on observation, skill, and experience, not scientific principles, and was thus not subject to Harper
• expert’s testimony regarding shoe print identification was based on observation, skill, and experience, not scientific principles, and was thus not subject to Harper
• trial court did not err in admitting witness as expert in shoe impressions without conducting the proper analysis because expert testimony was not required on the subject

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Nance v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-02-28· cited 70×
• Cromartie v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-03-08· cited 45×
• Wolfe v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-03-19· cited 39×
• Phillips v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-10-06· cited 35×
• Cannon v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-07-27· cited 25×
• Guyton v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-02-26· cited 25×
• Arbegast v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-06-22· cited 20×
• Warren v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-02-16· cited 19×
• Mitchell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-06-26· cited 18×
• Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Tvrdeich
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-07-16· cited 14×
• Barnett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-06-23· cited 14×
• Wicks v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-10-25· cited 13×
• Moore v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-02-02· cited 13×
• Owens v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-03-17· cited 13×
• Carter v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-12-07· cited 13×
• State v. Wofford
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-03-19· cited 9×
• Brinson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-07-11· cited 8×
• Reinhard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-03-18· cited 8×
• Salinas v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-01-26· cited 7×
• In the Interest of J. D.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-08-04· cited 6×

Cites

13 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×
• Williams v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-11-01· cited 827×
• Harper v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-06-02· cited 229×
• Castell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-03-16· cited 169×
• Mullins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 72×
• Hawkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-10-01· cited 67×
• Stansell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-11-16· cited 53×
• Turpin v. Mobley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-07-15· cited 35×
• Evans v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1984-03-15· cited 30×
• Cowards v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-01-29· cited 27×
• Breland v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-06-16· cited 22×
• Lee v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-05-11· cited 12×