256 Ga. App. 892 - Shockley v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2013
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Philmore v. State · 223 Ga. App. 772 - Strickland v. State · 206 Ga. App. 27 - Kirkland v. State · 243 Ga. App. 568 - Phagan v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“it is the simple act of driving while under the influence that establishes the commission of the crime. Evidence of a prior DUI offense, regardless of the circumstances surrounding its commission, is logically connected with a pending DUI charge as it is relevant to establish that the defendant has the bent of mind to get behind the wheel of a vehicle when it is less safe for him to do so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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