Hampton v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• improper admission of character evidence of \probation for an unspecified prior offense involving cocaine\ was reversible error
• improper admission of character evidence of “probation for an unspecified prior offense involving cocaine” was reversible error
• “It is the general rule that if evidence is relevant and material to an issue in a case, it is not inadmissible because it incidentally puts the defendant’s character in issue.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-06-12· cited 10×
• Billington v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-01-25· cited 7×
• Coleman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-03-24· cited 7×
• Ebony Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-06-12

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Watson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-11-08· cited 73×
• Robinson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1989-06-06· cited 27×
• Snyder v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-06-16· cited 3×