Brewer v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
November 1994
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Allen v. State · Collins v. State · 170 Ga. App. 630 - Dennis v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“`where there is good and sufficient cause, the court has discretion in requiring a defendant to be handcuffed or shackled for security reasons. (Cits.) Abuse of [that] discretion is the test on appeal where restraining devices have been used in the trial court. (Cit.)' [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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