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Taylor v. State

Citations

  • 532 S.E.2d 395
  • 272 Ga. 559
  • 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 2508
  • 2000 Ga. LEXIS 529

How courts have described this case

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

  • “mere mention that a defendant has heen in jail falls short of placing his character at issue”
  • where reference to defendant’s silence was not objectionable, trial counsel’s failure to object was not deficient assistance of counsel
  • \[M]ere mention that a defendant has been in jail falls short of placing his character at issue.\
  • “[M]ere mention that a defendant has been in jail falls short of placing his character at issue.”
  • “mere mention that a defendant has been in jail falls short of placing his character at issue”
  • “mere mention” by a law enforcement officer that the defendant had been in jail “falls short of placing his character at issue”

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Judges: Hunstein

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