Legal Opinion

Harridge v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 18, 2000No. A00A0838PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Around midnight on May 17, 1998, 20-year-old David Harridge was driving his pickup truck eastbound on Highway 96 in Houston County. At the same time and on the same highway, Phyllis Smith and her uncle, Tony Ray, were heading westbound in their car. Smith was driving. As the vehicles approached each other, Harridge’s truck crossed over the road’s centerline and collided with Smith and Ray’s car. Smith was killed and Ray was injured in the collision.

As a result of the accident, the state charged Harridge with driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that he was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Matthews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  4. Zant v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Reid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Head v. StriplingSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Rose v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. McMahon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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