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Dixon v. State

Citations

  • 564 S.E.2d 198
  • 275 Ga. 232
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 1507
  • 2002 Ga. LEXIS 447

How courts have described this case

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

  • defendant failed to “show that the evidence had any exculpatory value or that, if it did, the custodians acted in bad faith by disposing of it”
  • statements by victim and by witnesses to investigating officers held admissible under necessity or res gestae exceptions to hearsay rule
  • decision to forego introducing recorded statements for impeachment purposes was reasonable trial strategy
  • no showing of similarity required

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Judges: Carley, Fletcher, Divisions

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