PATTERSON v. STATE

32149.

239 Ga. 409 (1977)

238 S.E.2d 2

PATTERSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Carroll, Morris S. Dees, Jr., C. B. King, Millard Farmer, for appellant.

D. E. Turk, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

Appellant, Roy Lee Patterson, appeals two consecutive life sentences imposed for the murder convictions of two Crisp County law enforcement officers.

On the evening of May 4, 1975, appellant, his wife Virginia and their baby left Albany in their Ford Pinto to lead appellant's mother, Bessie Patterson, and brother, Joe Patterson, to the I-75 Interchange at Cordele. Joe Patterson was driving a Ford Mustang. As they entered Cordele, the Pinto stopped...

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