Nance v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “[t]wo of these statements [that the prospective juror would always impose death] came after [the juror] was informed of the procedure in a capital trial and that not all murderers receive the death penalty under Georgia law”
• affirming convictions where an error in qualifying a juror did not affect the guilt/innocence determination
• explaining that the rule requiring a defendant who elects to present the testimony of a mental health expert, “has been likened to the defendant’s waiver of his privilege against self-incrimination should he choose to testify on his behalf”
• reversing where a prospective juror stated that she would listen to the evidence but would inevitably exclude a sentencing option
• reversing where a prospective juror stated that she would always conclude that a death sentence would be the appropriate sentence for a murder
• raising mental status in sentencing phase as mitigation waives the psychiatric privilege and Fifth Amendment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Travis Clinton Hittson v. GDCP Warden
  Eleventh Circuit· 2014-07-09· cited 278×
• Michael Wade Nance v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison
  Eleventh Circuit· 2019-04-30· cited 130×
• Ledford v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-25· cited 99×
• Chapman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-06-10· cited 91×
• Heidler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-10-02· cited 77×
• Brockman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-03-04· cited 71×
• Bryant v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-18· cited 70×
• Ellington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-11-19· cited 61×
• Rhode v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-10-01· cited 49×
• Brannan v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-03-25· cited 47×
• Barrett v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-10-15· cited 45×
• O'KELLEY v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-11-03· cited 44×
• Edenfield v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-06-17· cited 43×
• Flournoy v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-03-10· cited 39×
• Nance v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-12-01· cited 31×
• Hall v. Lewis
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-03-22· cited 31×
• Barge v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-02-24· cited 29×
• Perkinson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-03-14· cited 28×
• Presnell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-07-16· cited 26×
• Trammel v. Bradberry
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-05-31· cited 24×

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Wainwright v. Witt
  Supreme Court· 1985-01-21· cited 3,997×
• Harris v. New York
  Supreme Court· 1971-02-24· cited 2,903×
• Estelle v. Smith
  Supreme Court· 1981-05-18· cited 2,053×
• Malcolm v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-09-20· cited 1,049×
• Williams v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-11-01· cited 827×
• Buchanan v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-24· cited 601×
• UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. KESSI, Defendant-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-03-01· cited 247×
• Pope v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-07-16· cited 182×
• Childs v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1987-06-18· cited 149×
• United States v. Billy G. Byers
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-07-24· cited 144×
• Billy Joe Battie v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-09-11· cited 131×
• Nash v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-07-06· cited 122×
• Raulerson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-10-06· cited 93×
• Parks v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-05-17· cited 81×
• Greene v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-05-05· cited 79×
• Satterfield v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1987-01-14· cited 76×
• Lynd v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1992-02-27· cited 75×
• Bishop v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-07-16· cited 73×
• Alderman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-02-28· cited 69×