Reddick v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that trial counsel cannot be constitutionally deficient for failing to make a meritless objection
• “In the absence of testimony to the contrary, counsel’s actions are presumed strategic.”
• “[C]ounsel cannot be deemed deficient for failing to make a meritless objection.”
• “Deadly force is not justified if the degree of force used by the defendant exceeds that which a reasonable person would believe necessary to defend against the victim’s unlawful actions. The use of excessive force or unlawful force while acting in self-defense is not justifiable.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Floyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-06-10· cited 6×
• Scott v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-06-10
• Evans v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-09-30
• Momon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-10-21
• Crawford v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2026-04-21
• Jones v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2026-02-17
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2026-05-05
• Bryant v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2026-05-05

Cites

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

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Harper v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-06-02· cited 229×
• Davenport v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-07-02· cited 159×
• Matthews v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-11-17· cited 102×
• State v. Almanza
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-10-09· cited 98×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-10-30· cited 93×
• Hill v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-05-29· cited 88×
• Collier v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-07· cited 73×
• Harris v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-10-22· cited 49×
• Gaston v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-01-13· cited 47×
• Mosby v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-01-23· cited 40×
• Rowe v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-06-09· cited 38×
• Bates v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2021-12-14· cited 33×
• Nundra v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-03-21· cited 31×
• Sawyer v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-02-28· cited 27×
• Pierce v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2024-10-01· cited 26×
• Clark v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-05-03· cited 24×
• Taylor v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-02-21· cited 24×