268 Ga. App. 24 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If at any time during the course of the proceedings it is brought to the attention of the court that the defendant has failed to comply with [discovery requirements], the court may order the defendant to permit the discovery or inspection, interview of the witness, grant a continuance, or, upon a showing of prejudice and bad faith, prohibit the defendant from introducing the evidence not disclosed or presenting the witness not disclosed, or may enter such other order as it deems just under the circumstances....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Ga. App. 256 - DIAZ v. the STATE.

2. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. 1”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 289 Ga. App. 110 - Bennett v. State

3. “This Code section gives the trial court discretion to take any listed corrective action it deems appropriate.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Ga. App. 256 - DIAZ v. the STATE.