Harris v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• although with hindsight counsel could have taken a different approach to witness credibility, the approach he took fell within the wide range of reasonable professional conduct
• trial counsel’s performance may fall within range of acceptable representation even if, in hindsight, different approach to cross-examination might have been utilized
• no deficient performance in failing to present an alibi defense where counsel did not believe there was credible alibi evidence
• although with hindsight counsel could have taken a different approach to witness credibility, the approach he took fell within the wide range of reasonable professional conduct
• although with hindsight counsel could have taken a different approach to witness credibility, the approach he took fell within the wide range of reasonable professional conduct
• where the purported provocation was a month-old beating by the victim, the trial court could conclude, as a matter of law, that the incident did not constitute even slight evidence of provocation necessitating a voluntary manslaughter charge due to the cooling off period

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Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Battles v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-11-07· cited 48×
• Farris v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-09-10· cited 24×
• Green v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-11-28· cited 18×
• Deleon-Alvarez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-14· cited 18×
• Chapman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-02-27· cited 17×
• Lynch v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-09-18· cited 10×
• Jones v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-07-13· cited 10×
• Bacon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-05-02· cited 9×
• Woodruff v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-11-06· cited 8×
• Washington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-02-18· cited 8×
• JONES v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2022-08-23· cited 5×
• Mahan v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-11-01· cited 4×
• Whatley v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-01-28· cited 3×
• State v. Riley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-03-04· cited 2×
• Mewborn v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-04-27
• Tito Hernandez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-14
• Sanchez Waller v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2023-06-26

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Washington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-06-02· cited 102×
• Aldridge v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1988-03-02· cited 77×
• Harris v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-06-30· cited 46×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-06-21· cited 25×
• Slaughter v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-01-24· cited 15×
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-01-13· cited 13×