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State v. Burke

Citations

  • 695 S.E.2d 649
  • 287 Ga. 377
  • 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2080
  • 2010 Ga. LEXIS 492

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  • holding that legislature made it clear that definitions in simple stalking statute apply to entire article on stalking
  • noting that a protective order does not necessarily require findings of past misconduct
  • applying definition of harassing and intimidating from stalking statute to conviction for aggravated stalking
  • “harassing and intimidating conduct must be established by, among other things, ‘a pattern of harassing and intimidating behavior’ ” and a single violation of a protective order by itself is insufficient
  • court rejected state’s argument that it need only prove a single violation of a protective order to establish aggravated stalking
  • the simple stalking statute defines “harassing and intimidating” for purposes of the entire article on stalking

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Judges: Melton

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