Legal Opinion
PATTERSON v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 19, 2018No. A18A0984PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Presiding Judge.
Orain Clifton Patterson pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other offenses, and the trial court sentenced him to a total of 30 years to serve. Proceeding pro se, Patterson subsequently filed "Defendant's Motion to Modify Sentence under Provisions of OCGA § 17-10-1 (f)" ("Motion to Modify Sentence") and "Motion to Correct Illegally Imposed Sentence by a Person in State Custody" ("Motion to Correct Sentence"). The trial court denied both motions, leading to this appeal. Patterson contends on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motions because all of…
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