172 Ga. App. 645 - Burns v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
March 1997
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. State · Mitchum v. State · Patton v. State · Georgia Power Co. v. Puckett · Daniels v. State
Most-quoted passages
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““The responsibility of a public prosecutor differs from that of the usual advocate; his duty is to seek justice, not merely to convict.” Rules and Regulations of the State Bar of Georgia, EC 7-13; 241 Ga. 643 , 700 (1978). “ ‘While the safety of society requires the faithful prosecution of offenders against the laws, the State does not ask their conviction but upon calm and dispassionate investigation of the charges against them.’ [Cit.]””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Carr v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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