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2020 OpinionsWeb Editor2020-01-13T08:29:36-05:00



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January
January 13, 2020

S19A1004. WHITE v. THE STATE
S19A1005. DOYLE v. THE STATE
S19A1079. THE STATE v. STEPHENS et al.
S19A1151. FLOWERS v. THE STATE
S19A1187. DAVIS v. THE STATE
S19A1284. GASTON v. THE STATE
S19A1298. DRIVER v. THE STATE
S19A1427. SWIMS v. THE STATE
S19A1493, S19A1494. FLOYD v. THE STATE
S19A1551. BANKSTON v. THE STATE
S19A1572. HARRIS v. THE STATE
S19A1573. CHAVEZ v. THE STATE
S19A1641. PERDOMO v. THE STATE
S19Y1650. IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD M. COLBERT
S20Y0434. IN THE MATTER OF DAVID GODLEY RIGDON













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