Supreme Court of Georgia· 10/9/1956
Reece v. State
Citations
- 94 S.E.2d 723
- 212 Ga. 609
- 1956 Ga. LEXIS 462
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Weak-mindedness alone is no defense to crime. The 2 In addition, OCGA § 16-3-21 (d) (2
- “Weak-mindedness alone is no defense to crime. The evidence in the record that the defendant had the mentality of a child nine or ten years old does not relieve him from responsibility for crime.” (citation omitted)
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Judges: Mobley, Wyatt
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Berryhill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1975-10-28· cited 109×
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1982-04-06· cited 55×
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2014-04-22· cited 23×
- Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1963-05-29· cited 7×
- Woods v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1958-11-07· cited 2×
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1904-06-08· cited 115×
- Reece v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1954-05-11· cited 22×
- Reece v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1955-01-10· cited 10×
- Summerour v. FortsonSupreme Court of Georgia· 1932-06-17· cited 7×
- Bennett v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia· 1956-01-09· cited 6×
- Reece v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1956-01-15· cited 1×
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