Smith v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the hearsay rule is not suspended in the sentencing phase
• holding that the hearsay rule is not suspended in the sentencing phase
• noting that hearsay declarants may be impeached only by same methods applicable to witnesses testifying at trial
• noting that the nature of Georgia’s method of execution is irrelevant in the sentencing phase
• holding that consensual, private, non-commercial act of sodomy is constitutionally protected
• carrying gun and soliciting help to commit an armed robbery are not specific acts of violence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Gissendaner v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2000-07-05· cited 131×
• Ledford v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-03-25· cited 99×
• Butts v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-04-30· cited 90×
• Pace v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-12-03· cited 86×
• Wilson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-11-01· cited 73×
• Kolokouris v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-11-01· cited 71×
• Brockman v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2013-03-04· cited 71×
• Lance v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-02-25· cited 70×
• Stinski v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2010-03-01· cited 65×
• Holsey v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-12-02· cited 56×
• Gulley v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1999-07-08· cited 53×
• O'KELLEY v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2008-11-03· cited 44×
• Traylor v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-03-13· cited 41×
• Esprit v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2019-03-11· cited 34×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2014-10-06· cited 30×
• Head v. Thomason
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-03-24· cited 28×
• Allen v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-11-28· cited 24×
• Barrett v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-10-28· cited 13×
• Prather v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-06-10· cited 12×
• Hall v. Lee
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-11-02· cited 12×

Cites

64 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Wainwright v. Witt
  Supreme Court· 1985-01-21· cited 3,997×
• Caldwell v. Mississippi
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-11· cited 2,827×
• Zant v. Stephens
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-22· cited 2,410×
• McCleskey v. Kemp
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-08· cited 2,038×
• Green v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 672×
• Romano v. Oklahoma
  Supreme Court· 1994-06-13· cited 591×
• Isaacs v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-11-30· cited 201×
• Fleming v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1977-11-08· cited 184×
• Pope v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-07-16· cited 182×
• Earnest v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1992-10-30· cited 182×
• Barnes v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 180×
• McClain v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-11-12· cited 179×
• DeYoung v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-11-24· cited 174×
• Chandler v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-07-03· cited 147×
• Collier v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1979-10-30· cited 136×
• Wellons v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1995-11-20· cited 105×
• State v. Johnston
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-05-25· cited 104×
• Moon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1988-11-30· cited 98×
• Carr v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1997-02-03· cited 96×