Supreme Court of Georgia· 7/3/1990
Caldwell v. State
Citations
- 393 S.E.2d 436
- 260 Ga. 278
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that “the trial court makes [the admissibility] determination based on the evidence available to him rather than by simply calculating the consensus in the scientific community.”
- concluding that \the trial court makes [the admissibility] determination based on the evidence available to him rather than by simply calculating the consensus in the scientific community.\
- concluding that DNA testing and analysis were based on sound scientific theory and, if proper procedures were followed, analysis could produce reliable results
- observing that there is \no real dispute\ concerning the acceptance of the techniques involved in RFLP analysis but rather, that \dispute centers on the techniques and procedures followed (or not followed)... in this case\
- observing that there is “no real dispute” concerning the acceptance of the techniques involved in RFLP analysis but rather, that “dispute centers on the techniques and procedures followed (or not followed) ... in this case”
- finding unmodified product rule in admissible based on evidence of departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
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94 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1992-02-05· cited 1,156×
- State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court· 1993-08-12· cited 658×
- State v. HarveySupreme Court of New Jersey· 1997-07-30· cited 272×
- State v. CauthronWashington Supreme Court· 1993-02-25· cited 207×
- United States v. Adrian Paul MartinezEighth Circuit· 1993-09-02· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. CrewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-04-21· cited 125×
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1995-01-31· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. CurninMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-01-24· cited 124×
- Chapel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-11-16· cited 122×
- Polk v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-31· cited 93×
- People v. BarneyCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1992-08-05· cited 93×
- Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-12-04· cited 92×
- Pye v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-09-21· cited 91×
- State v. AndersonNew Mexico Supreme Court· 1994-08-25· cited 90×
- State v. LyonsOregon Supreme Court· 1996-10-11· cited 81×
- Lattarulo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1991-02-28· cited 79×
- United States v. PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-12-22· cited 78×
- State v. PierceOhio Supreme Court· 1992-09-02· cited 78×
- State v. VandebogartSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1992-11-20· cited 75×
- Mobley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1995-03-17· cited 74×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court· 1978-06-21· cited 3,849×
- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1982-06-02· cited 229×
- State v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1989-11-03· cited 141×
- People v. CastroNew York Supreme Court· 1989-08-14· cited 137×
- Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1981-06-30· cited 121×
- Boatright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1989-06-27· cited 86×
- People v. WesleyNew York County Courts· 1988-07-15· cited 80×
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-07-10· cited 14×
- Weakley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1989-05-04· cited 9×
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