Legal Opinion
Pratt v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 17, 1997No. A97A2066PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Pratt appeals his conviction of one count of mutiny. OCGA § 16-10-54. Pratt was indicted for two such counts based on allegations that while in the lawful custody of the Ware Correctional Institution he stabbed Correctional Officer Williams (Count 1) and bit Officer Benson (Count 2).
Evidence showed that Pratt violated prison discipline by returning to the building in which he was housed when he was assigned to a recreational area. When Officer Williams ordered him to return to the latter, he became hostile and insubordinate and…
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- Spivey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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