Height 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 unstipulated polygraph test results, while not admissible in the guilt/innocence phase of a death penalty trial, may be admissible in the sentencing phase if the trial court determines that they are sufficiently reliable
• overruling Baxter v. Kemp, 260 Ga. 184 (8) (391 SE2d 754) (1990)
• in considering mitigating evidence, trial court must exercise its discretion to determine whether the evidence is sufficiently reliable to be admitted

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Richard L Sealey v. Warden GDCP.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-03-31· cited 104×
• O'KELLEY v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-11-03· cited 44×
• Waldrip v. Head
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-10-12· cited 32×
• Harper v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-02-11· cited 22×
• Bibbins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-02-27· cited 18×
• Schofield v. Meders
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-06-12· cited 18×
• SILLAH v. THE STATE (Two Cases)
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-02-07· cited 17×
• Height v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-03-26· cited 14×
• Conley v. Pate
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-03-04· cited 12×
• Norman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-03-27· cited 11×
• State v. Adams
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-12-13· cited 9×
• Jerry E Russell, Sr. v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2024-06-03

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• People v. Maury
  California Supreme Court· 2003-06-18· cited 1,120×
• Green v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 672×
• Connecticut v. Porter
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-05-20· cited 268×
• Harper v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-06-02· cited 229×
• State v. Bartholomew
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-05-24· cited 200×
• Barnes v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 180×
• Rupe v. Wood
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-08-15· cited 165×
• State v. Chambers
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-10-18· cited 150×
• Collier v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-10-30· cited 136×
• Gissendaner v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-07-05· cited 131×
• Paxton v. Ward
  Tenth Circuit· 1999-12-29· cited 95×
• Butts v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-04-30· cited 90×
• Lee v. Martinez
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 2004-07-14· cited 58×
• Head v. Ferrell
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-10-22· cited 52×
• Robertson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-12-03· cited 31×
• Cheeks v. Miller
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-01-29· cited 27×
• State v. Martin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-09-27· cited 23×
• Baxter v. Kemp
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1990-05-24· cited 18×
• Rucker v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-09-11· cited 15×