Sims v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• statute which applies equally to all persons accused of child molestation does not create disparate classifications among similarly situated persons
• statute which applies equally to all persons accused of child molestation does not create disparate classifications among similarly situated persons
• it is not necessary that knowledge of expert witness be derived solely from academic endeavors, as it may be derived from experience
• “To successfully launch an equal protection attack on a statutory provision, a claimant must initially show that he is similarly situated to members of the class who are treated differently from him.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Mason v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-03-10· cited 81×
• Putnam v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-03-13· cited 22×
• Edmonson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1994-03-15· cited 21×
• Reddin v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1996-10-10· cited 20×
• Hilliard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-05-15· cited 20×
• Hardin v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-10-20· cited 19×
• Hall v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-10-24· cited 19×
• Reed v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-09-21· cited 16×
• State v. Henry
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-12-15· cited 15×
• Remine v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-02-12· cited 14×
• Minter v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-07-26· cited 14×
• State v. Jackson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-04-12· cited 12×
• Weathersby v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1992-03-04· cited 11×
• Jenkins v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-10-30· cited 5×
• Sizemore v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-09-13· cited 5×
• Thompson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-06-29· cited 4×
• Regan v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-11-02· cited 4×
• Hamilton v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-05-10

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-05-13· cited 218×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-03-16· cited 146×
• Ambles v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-09-11· cited 75×
• Sosebee v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1987-06-19· cited 74×
• Redd v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1978-02-21· cited 51×
• Carter v. Marble Products Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1934-07-11· cited 38×
• Stuart-James Co. v. Tanner
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-06-22· cited 8×
• Stegall v. Leader National Insurance
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1987-03-11· cited 3×