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439 U.S. 1088

Pierce v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 8, 1979

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1979-01-08

Relies on 145 Ga. App. 680 - Pierce v. State

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Decided 1979-01-08

How this case has been cited

Cited by 274 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 2017 · most notably Madison Construction Co. v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance (1999), Jackson Transit Authority v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union (1982)

123 federal appellate · 10 district · 47 state decisions — followed in 16 states

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¶1Ct. App. Ga. Certio-rari denied.

Mr. Justice Brennan, Mr. Justice Stewart, and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and reverse the convictions.

¶2Reported below: 145 Ga. App. 680, 244 S. E. 2d 589.

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