State v. Evans

How courts have described this case

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

• “If the State attempts an appeal outside the ambit of OCGA § 5-7-1 (a), the appellate courts do not have jurisdiction to entertain it.”
• “If the [s]tate attempts an appeal outside the ambit of OCGA § 5-7-1 (a), the appellate courts do not have jurisdiction to entertain it.”
• “OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) does not purport to authorize the State to appeal a judgment of acquittal[.]”
• “OCGA § 5-7-1 (a) does not purport to authorize the State to appeal a judgment of acquittal[.]”
• The creation of any right of appeal for the State “is a function for the General Assembly,” not for the courts.
• The creation of any right of appeal for the State “is a function for the General Assembly,” not for the courts.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Outen
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2011-06-27· cited 52×
• State v. Wheeler
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2020-10-05· cited 47×
• State v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-03-10· cited 24×
• State v. King
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-14· cited 9×
• Van Auken v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-07-06· cited 6×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-05-30· cited 5×
• In the Interest of A. H., a Child
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2023-08-21· cited 4×
• The State v. Osborne
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2015-02-18· cited 2×
• State v. Janet Lee Miller
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2018-02-22
• State v. Paul Douglas Windham
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2019-02-11
• State v. Phu Tran Huynh
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-01-23
• Maddox v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2022-02-15
• State v. Jordan Lavoris Dean
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-10-08
• State v. Dena King
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2013-11-14
• State v. Robert Laguan Scott
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2023-10-30
• State v. Carrie Jill Peppers
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2024-03-06
• State v. Jerry Campbell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-11-03
• State v. Jerry Campbell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-11-18
• State v. Fidelis Besong
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2025-12-30

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Slaughter v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1897-03-03· cited 42×
• Balbosa v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2002-10-15· cited 37×
• Collins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2004-01-12· cited 25×
• State v. Glover
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-02-26· cited 18×
• Spencer v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-01-22· cited 15×
• Howard v. Lane
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2003-05-19· cited 13×
• Zigan v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2006-11-30· cited 11×