Simmons v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• variance not fatal where defendant “was sufficiently informed to defend against the ... charge proved, and the wording of the indictment with respect to this charge protects her from subsequent prosecutions for the offense charged”
• “[A]negations must definitely inform the accused as to the charges against him so as to enable him to present his defense and not to be taken by surprise, and . . . the allegations must be adequate to protect the accused against another prosecution for the same offense.”

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Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• DELONG v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-07-06· cited 26×
• In the Interest of R. C.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-01-24· cited 4×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Suggs v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-02-14· cited 222×
• Lajara v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-10-18· cited 126×
• Conaway v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-11-26· cited 58×
• Jackson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-09-23· cited 46×
• Turner v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-03-31· cited 18×