Stephens v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• declining to view as harmless the trial court’s failure to follow the applicable requirements for courtroom closure, including making written findings of fact and conclusions of law
• analyzing error in admission of similar transaction evidence for harmless error
• OCGA § 16-13-30 (d) does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Georgia Constitution
• “[T]he requirements outlined in Lumpkin [regarding a written order with specific findings] do apply to the situation in this case, where the court excludes the general public but permits the news media to remain.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Williams v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-11-01· cited 827×
• Davis v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 107×
• Hunter v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-12-05· cited 93×
• Arrington v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-11-09· cited 91×
• Burgess v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-12-05· cited 89×
• State v. Belt
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-09-21· cited 86×
• Mullins v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1998-03-02· cited 72×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-07-02· cited 70×
• Shank v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2012-03-19· cited 63×
• Kirkland v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-10-28· cited 58×
• McClarity v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-08-24· cited 57×
• Pareja v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2009-11-02· cited 53×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2001-01-22· cited 51×
• Barrett v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-11-22· cited 44×
• Wooten v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-03-15· cited 44×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-04-03· cited 43×
• Jefferson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1992-12-01· cited 42×
• Ortiz v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1996-06-03· cited 40×
• Adams v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-03-03· cited 37×
• Biggs v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2007-02-26· cited 37×

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Jackson v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1979-10-01· cited 79,490×
• Williams v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1983-12-05· cited 257×
• Bacon v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1952-07-14· cited 223×
• State v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-10-29· cited 203×
• United States v. Royal W. Hadfield, Jr., United States of America v. Helen Hadfield
  First Circuit· 1990-10-31· cited 161×
• Baxter v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1985-07-03· cited 99×
• R. W. Page Corp. v. Lumpkin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1982-06-29· cited 68×
• Maggard v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-06-22· cited 57×
• Hall v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-11-17· cited 33×
• Faison v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-03-14· cited 33×
• Robinson v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-09-16· cited 29×
• Grant v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1988-06-09· cited 27×
• Pope v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-02-12· cited 16×
• Lewis v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1986-04-09· cited 14×
• Lee v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1989-05-11· cited 12×
• Pontoon v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1986-02-18· cited 10×