Legal Opinion
Patrick v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1981No. 35200PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
The United States Supreme Court by its order in Patrick v. Georgia, — U. S. — (101 SC 522, 66 LE2d 285) (1980), has vacated this court’s judgment in Patrick v. State, 245 Ga. 417 (265 SE2d 553) (1980), and remanded this case for further consideration in light of Godfrey v. Georgia, 446 U. S. 420 (100 SC 1759, 64 LE2d 398) (1980). As mandated, this court has reexamined this case.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Patrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
3Cited by24 opinions
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- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Jones v. KempDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989
- Blankenship v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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