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Lowery v. State

Citations

  • 646 S.E.2d 67
  • 282 Ga. 68
  • 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 1735
  • 2007 Ga. LEXIS 400

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that trial counsel “voiced objection to the trial court’s action”
  • noting that “evidence of a defendant’s commission of a similar transaction against one other than the victim is admissible for a number of purposes,” including intent, knowledge, bent of mind, and “other matters dependent upon a person’s state of mind”
  • concerning limited purposes of similar transaction evidence and limiting instructions thereon
  • analyzing both a right to be present claim and an ineffective assistance of counsel claim arising out of the trial judge’s failure to inform or consult the defendant or his counsel prior to responding to the jury’s inquiry
  • defendant’s threats to victim when relevant to issues at trial are admissible whether made directly to victim or to others
  • trial court’s failure to inform counsel of the contents of a jury’s note and to seek input on the court’s response violated defendant’s right to counsel

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Judges: Benham

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