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jury followed instruction in Georgia

5 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 2017–2023 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Thompson v. Stategreen
ga · 2020 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
2 sentences

2023See Thompson, 308 Ga. at 860 .

2023See Thompson, 308 Ga. at 860 .

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Nundra v. Stategreen
ga · 2023 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
2 sentences

2023See Nundra v. State, 316 Ga. 1, 8 ( 885 SE2d 790 ) (2023) (explaining that the trial court’s instruction that the jury could not infer from other-act evidence that the appellant was “‘of a character that would commit such crimes,’” lowered the risk that the jury would convict for the wrong reasons, even though the instruction “did not meaningfully explain for which permissible purpose the evidence was relevant”).

2023See Nundra v. State, 316 Ga. 1, 8 ( 885 SE2d 790 ) (2023) (explaining that the trial court’s instruction that the jury could not infer from other-act evidence that the appellant was “‘of a character that would commit such crimes,’” lowered the risk that the jury would convict for the wrong reasons, even though the instruction “did not meaningfully explain for which permissible purpose the evidence was relevant”).

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Dennis v. Stategreen
ga · 1993 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017See Dennis v. State, 263 Ga. 257, 258 (2) ( 430 SE2d 742 ) (1993).

2017See Dennis v. State, 263 Ga. 257, 258 (2) ( 430 SE2d 742 ) (1993).

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Siler v. Blockgreen
ga · 1993 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017See Dennis v. State, 263 Ga. 257, 258 (2) ( 430 SE2d 742 ) (1993).

2017See Dennis v. State, 263 Ga. 257, 258 (2) ( 430 SE2d 742 ) (1993).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Rankin v. State green
ga · 2004
2 sentences

2018Barnes, P. J., and McMillian, J., concur. 1 See OCGA §§ 16-6-4 (a) (1), (c) ; 16-6-22.2 (b); 16-6-3 (a). 2 See Rankin v. State , 278 Ga. 704 , 705, 606 S.E.2d 269 (2004). 3 To the extent this testimony constituted inadmissible hearsay or improper bolstering, Blackwell's trial counsel did not object to this testimony at trial, nor did Blackwell raise the failure to object as an ineffective assistance claim or raise this issue on appeal.

2018Barnes, P. J., and McMillian, J., concur. 1 See OCGA §§ 16-6-4 (a) (1), (c) ; 16-6-22.2 (b); 16-6-3 (a). 2 See Rankin v. State , 278 Ga. 704 , 705, 606 S.E.2d 269 (2004). 3 To the extent this testimony constituted inadmissible hearsay or improper bolstering, Blackwell's trial counsel did not object to this testimony at trial, nor did Blackwell raise the failure to object as an ineffective assistance claim or raise this issue on appeal.

12018–2018

Statutes the citing opinions construe

GA § 16-15-3 (4) GA § 24-1-103 (3) GA § 24-4-404 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 290 (1935–2026) TX 158 (1988–2026) WA 37 (1951–2025) CO 33 (1919–2025) OH 29 (1997–2024) PA 20 (1935–2026) TN 19 (1983–2022) AZ 17 (1986–2026) CT 15 (1981–2025) ID 15 (1999–2022) VA 15 (1990–2023) IL 14 (1894–2025) MI 14 (1965–2024) WI 13 (1996–2026) MO 13 (1959–2019) MA 11 (1950–2026) KS 10 (1985–2024) NJ 10 (1991–2026) IN 8 (1968–2026) MS 8 (1983–2018) ME 5 (1941–2019) GA 5 (2017–2023) OK 5 (1926–2025) NY 5 (1961–2017) MT 5 (1929–2022) NC 4 (1951–1991) WY 4 (1987–2020) RI 4 (1978–2013) MD 3 (1977–2009) SD 3 (1991–2024) MN 3 (2014–2016) DC 3 (1990–2022) NM 3 (1981–2020) NH 2 (2003–2013) ND 2 (1960–1993) IA 2 (1928–2014)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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