Legal Opinion

Eason v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 9, 1990No. S90G0829PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Presiding Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari in Eason v. State, 194 Ga. App. 678 (391 SE2d 427) (1990) to consider the following questions:

1. Whether appellant had the right to subpoena all the work product of the State Crime Lab chemist connected to the analysis of the alleged cocaine involved in appellant’s case.

2. Whether the right of cross-examination in this case is controlled by OCGA § 24-9-64 or by United States v. Owens, 484 U. S. 554 (108 SC 838, 98 LE2d 951) (1988), as was cited by the Court of Appeals in its opinion.

We hold that the appellant has the right to subpoena…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Frank v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  3. Harris v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  4. Law v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. State Highway Department v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  2. King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. State v. LuciousSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Frost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Bright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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