Parker v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that, even where counsel objects, uncorrected argument of counsel does not require reversal where it is highly probable the improper argument did not contribute to the verdict
• such a charge supports conclusion that prosecutor’s improper comment in opening statement regarding a defendant’s anticipated alibi defense is harmless
• even where counsel objects, uncorrected argument of prosecutor does not require reversal where it is highly probable the improper argument did not contribute to judgment
• “[I]t is inappropriate for a prosecutor in a criminal case to discuss in opening statement the evidence [he] anticipates the defense will present at trial.”
• “it is inappropriate for a prosecutor in a criminal case to discuss in opening statement the evidence she anticipates the defense will present at trial”
• even where counsel objects, uncorrected argument of prosecutor does not require reversal where it is highly probable the improper argument did not contribute to judgment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Arrington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-11-09· cited 91×
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-10-09· cited 55×
• Hunt v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-07-16· cited 31×
• Cook v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2005-12-12· cited 31×
• Pierce v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2024-10-01· cited 26×
• Hargett v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-01-26· cited 25×
• Henderson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-12-10· cited 25×
• Daniel v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-08-14· cited 19×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-10-07· cited 18×
• Newman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-06-16· cited 13×
• Rawls v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-17· cited 12×
• Austin v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-06-06· cited 11×
• Gonzalez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-01-25· cited 9×
• Kidd v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-10-09· cited 8×
• Ford v. Schofield
  N.D. Georgia· 2007-05-11· cited 5×
• Julius Rawls v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-17

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1976-12-01· cited 743×
• United States v. Larry D. Hall
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-02-16· cited 211×
• Cargill v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-03-18· cited 172×
• Mullins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-01-19· cited 97×
• Wyatt v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-04-28· cited 63×
• Daniels v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1938-11-02· cited 47×
• Watson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-01-22· cited 20×
• Lyon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1992-05-28· cited 19×
• Jones v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-09-16· cited 19×
• Hartry v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-02-08· cited 17×
• Unden v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-09-06· cited 14×
• Rhodes v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-09-20· cited 12×
• Franks v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-09-06· cited 5×
• Lewis v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1984-09-10· cited 3×