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· 4/29/2003

Messick v. State

Citations

  • 580 S.E.2d 213
  • 276 Ga. 528
  • 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 1414
  • 2003 Ga. LEXIS 355

How courts have described this case

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

  • during closing, counsel may draw reasonable inferences or deductions from the evidence
  • non-suspect’s confession to acquaintance lacked sufficient degrees of trustworthiness because it was made “at the end of an all-day drinking session ten days after the murder”
  • arguing reasonable inferences is permissible under OCGA § 17-8-75

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Judges: Fletcher

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