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Patterson v. State

Citations

  • 618 S.E.2d 81
  • 274 Ga. App. 341
  • 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 2299
  • 2005 Ga. App. LEXIS 753

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  • denying ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on failure to request a mistrial for the improper admission of character evidence because of the strength of evidence of the defendant’s guilt
  • denying ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on failure to request a mistrial for the improper admission of character evidence because of the strength of evidence of the defendant's guilt
  • “Whether a defendant entertained the requisite intent after entering is a matter for the jury to say, under the facts and circumstances proved. As a general rule the state must, of necessity, rely on circumstantial evidence in proving intent.”

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Judges: Phipps, Andrews, Mikell

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