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Patterson v. State

Citations

  • 559 S.E.2d 472
  • 274 Ga. 713
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 355
  • 2002 Ga. LEXIS 61

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that final interview in which defendant confessed was “no more than a pretense” to create impression that defendant had initiated renewed contact after previous improper interrogation
  • finding probable cause for criminal trespass when the arrestee admitted to being on premise, and an employee provided a statement of previous warning to leave
  • arresting officer learned of prior warning based on information from the plaintiff and the property owner, and this warning was memorialized in a police report
  • finding probable cause for criminal trespass when the arrestee admitted to being on the premises, and an employee provided a statement of previous warning to leave
  • finding probable cause to arrest suspect of criminal trespass where officer knew that suspect had been warned not to return to the property and had returned to the property anyway
  • warrantless arrest is valid if arresting officer has reliable knowledge about facts and circumstances sufficient for a prudent person to believe the accused has committed an offense

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Judges: Benham

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