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Brooks v. State

Citations

  • 519 S.E.2d 907
  • 271 Ga. 456
  • 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 3437
  • 1999 Ga. LEXIS 686

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the defendant had the right to be present at in-chambers conferences at which jurors were struck for cause and peremptorily
  • setting forth the conditions that are required for a valid waiver of a defendant's right to be present
  • setting forth the conditions that are required for a valid waiver of a defendant’s right to be present
  • reversing conviction, without analysis of prejudice, where defendant absent from in-chambers conferences during which jury strikes were conducted
  • Georgia appellate courts “have reversed numerous cases based upon the defendant’s absence”
  • defendant has right to be present during jury strikes

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Judges: Sears, Carley

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