Sheard v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• ordering a new trial where the transcript of the final day of trial, which included crucial parts of the trial, was missing and was not adequately recreated
• “[F]orcing appellate counsel — who was not involved in the original trial — to divine error without the aid of a transcript is not only fruitless but also hinders counsel’s ability to adequately and zealously represent [his client] on appeal.”
• “[F]orcing appellate counsel — who was not involved in the original trial — to divine error without the aid of a transcript is not only fruitless but also hinders counsel’s ability to adequately and zealously represent [his client] on appeal.”
• new trial warranted where re-created trial transcript excluded a “crucial portion” of the trial and appellant alleged harm as a result of the missing portion
• “a number of extenuating circumstances” warranted a retrial, including the fact that the parties had tried but failed to complete the record over nearly two decades
• “[T]he jury charge — which is missing here — isa crucial portion of trial in which jurors are instructed on the applicable law, on how to evaluate the evidence, and on how to deliberate and reach a verdict[.]”

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Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-03-05· cited 73×
• Strong v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-06-29· cited 51×
• Heard v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-06-16· cited 39×
• Johnson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-10-02· cited 23×
• Bamberg v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-02-28· cited 22×
• Gadson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2018-06-18· cited 17×
• Wood v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-07-05· cited 11×
• Tyson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2021-10-05· cited 8×
• Barber v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2022-10-04· cited 6×
• Geno West v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-09-23· cited 5×
• Morrell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2024-02-06· cited 5×
• Worthen v. the State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-08-03· cited 4×
• McCarthy v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2017-08-28· cited 3×
• Wilson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2025-06-24
• Janorris Spears v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2023-02-06

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Wade v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1973-09-20· cited 96×
• Crawford v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-03-28· cited 45×
• Norton v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-07-01· cited 43×
• State v. Caffee
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-04-11· cited 39×
• Ruffin v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-01-08· cited 38×
• Glover v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-05-29· cited 26×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-07-07· cited 22×
• Lindsey v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-06-16· cited 20×
• Wilson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-11-14· cited 14×
• Montford v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1982-12-03· cited 11×
• McFarlane v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-07-02· cited 6×

Other cases named Sheard v. State

5 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Sheard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1970-04-09· cited 4×
• Sheard v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-08-08
• Sheard v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-03-25
• Sheard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-10-31
• Sheard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2016-10-31