Patterson v. State

John I. Purtle, Associate Justice.

We granted appellant’s petition for certiorari in this case pursuant to Rule 29(6)(a) and (c). The court of appeals, in a split decision, affirmed in part and reversed in part. In granting certiorari we will consider this case as if were filed in this Court from the beginning. However, this does not imply we could not take jurisdiction of less than the entire case. Rule 29 (1) designates matters which should have been filed in this Court originally and are included by reference in the provisions of Rule 29 (6) (a). Constitutional and statutory interpretation…