Court Opinion

ID: 9854109
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 06:01:04.943727+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:22:55.962980
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Carley, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur in the result reached by the majority and I agree with all that is said in the majority opinion. I would like to observe that this court’s sustaining of the exercise of the discretion of the trial court is mandated by the Supreme Court cases cited by the majority, to wit: Thomas v. State, 240 Ga. 441 (3) (241 SE2d 194) (1978); Wessner v. State, 236 Ga.l62(3)(223 SE2d 141)(1976). The dissent is based upon Shelton v. State, 220 Ga. 610 (140 SE2d 839) (1965). Even assuming that the ruling in Shelton supports the rationale urged by the dissent, the later cases of Thomas and Wessner clearly control. Hall v. Hopper, 234 Ga. 625 (3) (216 SE2d 839) (1975).
I am authorized to state that Judge Birdsong joins in this special concurrence.