Datz v. State

Although I reach the same conclusion as the majority with respect to Division 6,1 write separately to clarify the defendant’s argument and why it fails under the circumstances of this case. The defendant does not assert in this enumeration of error that his Miranda rights were violated or that his pre-trial statements were not voluntarily made. Rather, he contends that even though these statements were knowingly and voluntarily made, they should nonetheless have been excluded because the State did not provide him with a copy of the statements as required by OCGA § 17-7-210.

The defendant…