Head v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a juror with a leaning regarding the defendant’s guilt was nevertheless qualified because his opinion was not “fixed and definite”
• similar transaction evidence is admissible to establish a peculiar course of conduct or bent of mind
• “In making a closing argument, it is counsel’s right to . . . assail the credibility of witnesses by circumstances.”
• “In making a closing argument, it is counsel’s right to . . . assail the credibility of witnesses by circumstances.”
• “In making a closing argument, it is counsel’s right to impugn or condemn motives.”
• “In making a closing argument, it is counsel’s right to impugn or condemn motives.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

39 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Allen v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-01-12· cited 65×
• Ellington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-11-19· cited 61×
• Davis v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-04-28· cited 59×
• ANTHONY v. THE STATE (Three Cases)
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 44×
• Anthony v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 43×
• Bryant v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-10-09· cited 42×
• Stokes v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-02-26· cited 42×
• Rickman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-09-22· cited 40×
• Rowe v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-06-09· cited 38×
• Rivers v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2015-01-20· cited 35×
• Ramirez v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-09-19· cited 26×
• Devaughn v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2015-02-02· cited 24×
• Overton v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-11-26· cited 22×
• Rogers v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-01-23· cited 22×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-11-19· cited 20×
• Johnson v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-07-31· cited 20×
• Lillard v. Owens
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-01-08· cited 19×
• Wright v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-02-11· cited 16×
• Jackson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-07-18· cited 12×
• Walker v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-02-06· cited 12×

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Batson v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 16,401×
• McClain v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-11-12· cited 179×
• Mitchum v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1852-07-15· cited 175×
• Conner v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-05-24· cited 147×
• United States v. Bergodere
  First Circuit· 1994-11-30· cited 103×
• United States v. Forriss D. Elliott
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-07-22· cited 99×
• United States v. Robert Blackman, Marvin Hinsey, Kenny Thompson, Salathiel Calvin Thompson
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-10-20· cited 87×
• Moss v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-03-25· cited 80×
• Heidler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-10-02· cited 77×
• Garland v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-10-04· cited 76×
• Robinson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1987-06-24· cited 31×
• Somchith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-03-06· cited 26×
• Scott v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-07-03· cited 22×
• Stephens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-06-21· cited 10×
• Padgett v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-09-27· cited 5×