Supreme Court of Georgia· 2/11/2008
Curry v. State
Citations
- 657 S.E.2d 218
- 283 Ga. 99
- 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 433
- 2008 Ga. LEXIS 147
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, “because the court’s questions were entirely objective, did not suggest any particular answer to the witness, and related to the events surrounding the homicide, . . . [they] fell within the court’s discretion to ask questions to develop the truth of the case”
- trial court did not improperly express opinion when it questioned firearm expert about the type of firearm used in the crime, whether defendant fired hollow-point or solid-point bullets, and the difference between those types of bullets
- trial court did not violate OCGA § 17-8-57 when its questions were “entirely objective, did not suggest any particular answer to the witness, and related to the events surrounding” the crime
- trial court did not improperly express opinion when it questioned firearm expert about the type of firearm used in the crime, whether defendant fired hollow- point or solid-point bullets, and the difference between those types of bullets
- possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
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Judges: Sears
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2009-03-09· cited 89×
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2012-01-23· cited 58×
- Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2017-08-14· cited 45×
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2012-02-06· cited 36×
- Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2012-05-29· cited 26×
- Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2013-11-18· cited 12×
- Georgia Department of Transportation v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-07-18· cited 11×
- Lopez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-04-23· cited 7×
- Sturkey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2024-05-29· cited 6×
- Chambers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-11-29· cited 5×
- State v. NickersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-10-09· cited 3×
- Mims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-06-04· cited 2×
- Derek Alexander Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2022-05-02
- SOBH AUTO, LLC v. RANEKA GREENCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-10-30
- State v. Hendrick D. NickersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-10-09
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
- Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2006-03-13· cited 114×
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2001-03-02· cited 87×
- Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 72×
- Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2004-06-07· cited 59×
- Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2007-09-24· cited 55×
- Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2005-05-23· cited 51×
- Flanders v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2005-02-21· cited 33×
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