Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1975No. 29319PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Eugene Patterson was convicted and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for the August 7, 1972 armed robbery of the Bank of Ray City in Ray City, Georgia.
Briefly, the state’s evidence showed that the Bank of Ray City had been robbed at approximately 10:15 a.m. on August 7,1972, by three black men, one of whom wore a wine colored shirt, and one of whom wore a gold colored shirt. They wore no masks. Patterson was identified positively at a pre-trial lineup and at trial by two of the bank’s employees as the gold-shirted robber. Additionally, the state introduced evidence that two…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Parham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Grace v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by153 opinions
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Fair v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
148 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.