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person-unknown exception in Georgia

5 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 2019–2022 3 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Riley v. Stategreen
ga · 2019 · cited in 5 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2019–2022
2 sentences

2022See Riley, 305 Ga. at 169 (3) (“[T]he State has the burden of proving that it lacked probable cause to arrest the defendant for a time sufficient to deem the indictment or other charging document timely.”); accord Lewis v. State, 306 Ga. 455, 463 (4) ( 831 SE2d 771 ) (2019) (tolling applies where “the State has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect”).

2022See Riley, 305 Ga. at 169 (3) (“[T]he State has the burden of proving that it lacked probable cause to arrest the defendant for a time sufficient to deem the indictment or other charging document timely.”); Countryman, 355 Ga. App. at 580 (1).

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Lewis v. Stategreen
ga · 2019 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2021–2022
2 sentences

2022See Riley, 305 Ga. at 169 (3) (“[T]he State has the burden of proving that it lacked probable cause to arrest the defendant for a time sufficient to deem the indictment or other charging document timely.”); accord Lewis v. State, 306 Ga. 455, 463 (4) ( 831 SE2d 771 ) (2019) (tolling applies where “the State has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect”).

2021Accord Lewis v. State, 306 Ga. 455, 463 (4) ( 831 SE2d 771 ) (2019) (“The person-unknown exception applies if the [s]tate has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect.”).

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Lewis v. Stategreen
ga · 2019 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2021–2022
2 sentences

2022See Riley, 305 Ga. at 169 (3) (“[T]he State has the burden of proving that it lacked probable cause to arrest the defendant for a time sufficient to deem the indictment or other charging document timely.”); accord Lewis v. State, 306 Ga. 455, 463 (4) ( 831 SE2d 771 ) (2019) (tolling applies where “the State has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect”).

2021Accord Lewis v. State, 306 Ga. 455, 463 (4) ( 831 SE2d 771 ) (2019) (“The person-unknown exception applies if the [s]tate has not obtained sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest a particular suspect.”).

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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.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

GA § 17-3-1 (5) GA § 17-3-2 (5)

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.

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