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STATE v. ROOKS

No. S95G1575.

468 S.E.2d 354 (1996)

266 Ga. 528

The STATE v. Ricky L. ROOKS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin R. Riggs, Asst. Dist. Atty. and Timothy G. Madison, Dist. Atty., Piedmont Judicial Circuit, for the State.

Donald T. Wells, Jr., Scott, Quarterman & Wells, Athens, for Ricky L. Rooks.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Ricky Rooks of criminal attempt to commit aggravated stalking. The court of appeals reversed the conviction.1 We granted certiorari to consider the court of appeals ruling that criminal attempt to commit stalking is a legal impossibility. Because stalking is a distinct crime that is committed by the performance of specified acts, we reverse and hold that the attempt to commit the acts proscribed...

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