Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 7, 2005No. A05A0490PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
A Houston County jury found Benjamin Patterson guilty of felony theft by shoplifting, OCGA § 16-8-14 (a), (b) (2). Following the grant of an out-of-time appeal, Patterson appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and raises several claims of error, including ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, 1 the record reveals the following. On December 27, 1998, three employees of a J. C. Penney in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Fitz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Whorton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Arellano v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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