Patterson v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Shawn Patterson appeals his convictions for terroristic acts, 1 aggressive driving, 2 and criminal trespass, 3 arguing that the only evidence identifying him as the perpetrator was erroneously admitted hearsay testimony and that the evidence was thus insufficient to support his conviction. As the conviction relied on inadmissible hearsay, we reverse.

“The admission of evidence is committed to the sound legal discretion of the presiding judge, whose determinations will not be disturbed on appeal unless they constitute an abuse of that…