Legal Opinion

Patterson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 10, 1989No. A89A0602PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Patterson appeals his convictions of the aggravated battery of Johnny Marlowe (Count I) and criminal attempt to commit aggravated assault on Dennis Stiles (Count II). His convictions arose from a shooting incident following an afternoon of drinking “white liquor” at a local swimming hole.

The night before, Dennis Stiles visited Patterson’s home and spent the evening drinking and arguing. While Patterson does not agree entirely with the latter characterization, at some point in the evening Stiles felt that the best thing was to leave. At Patterson’s urging, Stiles changed his…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Sabel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Boyd v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  4. Catchings v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Loper v. DruryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Stepic v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Department of Transportation v. SharpeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Flanagan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004

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