STATE v. OGILVIE

No. S12G0703.

734 S.E.2d 50 (2012)

292 Ga. 6

The STATE v. OGILVIE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

November 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherry Boston , Solicitor-General, Jennifer E. Stolarski , Wystan Getz , Asst. Solicitor-General, Office of the Solicitor General, for appellant.

Jackie Glenn Patterson , Patterson Firm, LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

Carlton Todd Hayes , Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia, J. David Miller , James David McDade , Dist. Attys., Office of the District Attorney, for other party.


NAHMIAS, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly stated and applied the law governing accident and proximate cause in a "strict liability" offense. See Ogilvie v. State, 313 Ga.App. 305, 721 S.E.2d 549 (2011). We conclude that it did not and reverse its judgment.

1. Appellee Shirley Ogilvie struck and killed a seven-year-old...

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