Gissendaner v. State

Benham, Chief Justice,

dissenting.

While I concur with the majority’s affirmance of appellant’s adjudication of guilt, I respectfully dissent to Division 15 of the majority opinion and the sentence for the same reasons as stated by Justice Sears in her dissent in Wilson v. State, 271 Ga. 811 (523 SE2d 339) (1999).

I am authorized to state that Justice Sears joins in this dissent. *720Decided July 5, 2000 Reconsideration denied July 28, 2000. Edwin J. Wilson, Steven M. Reilly, Charlotta Norby, Michael Mears, Kenneth D. Driggs, Thomas H. Dunn, for appellant. Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Nancy J. Dupree, Phil Wiley, George F. Hutchinson III, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Frank A. Ilardi, Allison B. Vrolijk, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.