with social status as its subject. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent. Miller, Rucker & Associates, Curtis W. Miller, Stanley W. Robbins, for appellant (case no. S94A0279). J. Richardson Brannon, Watson & Watson, Anne H. Watson, for appellant (case no. S94A0280). Lydia J. Sartain, District Attorney, Lee Darragh, William M. Brownell, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee. 8 OCGA §§ 17-10-1.1; 17-10-1.2. 9 See, e.g., State v. Miller, 260 Ga. 669, 671 (398 SE2d 547) (1990) (finding 1983 Georgia Constitution provides broader protection than the First Amendment); Green v. State, 260 Ga. 625, 627 (398 SE2d 360) (1990) (finding State Constitution grants a broader right against self-incrimination than the U. S. Constitution); Fleming v. Zant, 259 Ga. 687, 690 (386 SE2d 339) (1989) (<HOLDING>). 10 OCGA § 15-2-3. Oath of Justices;
holding that if a state case explicitly states that the state standard is more favorable to the defendant than the federal standard the federal claim is considered adjudicated below when the state standard is applied recognizing federal constitutional claim against the united states holding state constitutional guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment is more extensive than federal constitutional standard recognizing defendants state and federal constitutional rights to testify holding that the preponderance standard is generally constitutional