679 S.E.2d 716 (Ga. 2009), S09A0016, Patterson v. State

Citation: 679 S.E.2d 716, 285 Ga. 597

Opinion Judge: BENHAM, Justice.

Party Name: PATTERSON v. The STATE.

Attorney: James D. Lamb, Columbus, for Appellant. J. Gray Conger, Dist. Atty., Wesley A. Lambertus, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Sara K. Sahni, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

Judge Panel: All the Justices concur, except SEARS, C.J., and HUNSTEIN, P.J., who dissent. HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice, dissenting. I am authorized to state that Chief Justice SEARS joins this dissent.

Case Date: June 29, 2009

Court: Georgia Supreme Court