Simpson v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• in prosecution for sexual offenses, sexually explicit material inadmissible merely to show defendant’s interest in sexual activity
• defendant’s possession of sexually explicit material inadmissible unless evidence shows lustful disposition or bent of mind toward crime charged
• defendant’s sexual paraphernalia is “inadmissible unless it shows defendant’s lustful disposition toward the sexual activity with which he is charged or his bent of mind to engage in that activity”
• evidence admissible to show “defendant’s lustful disposition toward the sexual activity with which he is charged or his bent of mind to engage in that activity”
• “[Sjexually explicit material cannot be introduced merely to show a defendant’s interest in sexual activity. It can only be admitted if it can be linked to the crime charged.”
• “[S]exually explicit material cannot be introduced merely to show a defendant’s interest in sexual activity. It can only be admitted if it can be linked to the crime charged.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

59 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• New v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-03-27· cited 52×
• Phillips v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-09-16· cited 45×
• Abernathy v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-03-30· cited 40×
• Schwindler v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-03-14· cited 36×
• Mersereau v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2012-09-26· cited 35×
• Lunsford v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-04-10· cited 29×
• Frazier v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-11-08· cited 28×
• Payne v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-03-09· cited 28×
• Summage v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-12· cited 24×
• State v. Bunger
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2001-08-29· cited 22×
• State v. Tyson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-03-29· cited 22×
• Ferrell v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-07-11· cited 21×
• Williams v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-02-21· cited 21×
• Barrett v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2002-01-18· cited 21×
• Newton v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-02-27· cited 20×
• Hoffman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-01-09· cited 16×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-26· cited 16×
• Mooney v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2004-03-25· cited 15×
• Alvarado v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-03-28· cited 14×
• Beck v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-07-19· cited 14×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Phagan v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-07-16· cited 75×
• Caldwell v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-11-22· cited 52×
• Spear v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-03-08· cited 50×
• Stamey v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-01-05· cited 34×
• Tyler v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-09-19· cited 31×
• Miller v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-11-29· cited 21×
• Wilcoxen v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1982-07-02· cited 21×
• Tyson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-06-03· cited 20×
• Altman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-12-08· cited 18×
• Thompson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-06-16· cited 17×
• Helton v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-10-22· cited 14×
• King v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-07-15· cited 14×
• Simpson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-10-15· cited 7×
• Holman v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-11-22· cited 6×