Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 17, 2006No. S05A1378PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Jerry Patterson, appeals from his convictions for malice murder and burglary. On appeal, he contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; that the trial court erred in admitting hearsay testimony; and that the trial court erred in admitting similar crimes evidence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Patterson’s convictions.
1. The victim, 86-year-old Gladys Windsor, lived by herself in a trailer park. On Monday morning, May 29, 2000, her son, William Windsor, found her dead in her mobile home. A medical examiner determined that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Walton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- McGee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
3Cited by6 opinions
- Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- Arrington v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Hightower v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Carson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
- Willis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
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