225 Ga. App. 553 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
July 2005
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Williams v. State · Dingler v. State · 177 Ga. App. 13 - Brantley v. State · 217 Ga. App. 402 - Whitfield v. State
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“Offenses may be joined for trial when they are based on the same or similar “conduct” so as to evince a common scheme, plan, or modus operandi. [Cits.] Severance is mandatory, upon defense request, if offenses are joined improperly, i.e., solely because they are of the same or similar “character.” [Cits.] If a trial court determines that joinder was proper, severance is not mandatory, but discretionary. [Cit.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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