BLACKSTON v. STATE

17844.

209 Ga. 160 (1952)

71 S.E.2d 221

BLACKSTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 9, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. R. Smith Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, J. R. Walker, Solicitor-General, J. Edwin Peavy, Kopp & Peavy and W. Dan Greer contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

1. Where, on a hearing of a motion for a continuance before the jury has been empaneled, the court engages in a colloquy with the solicitor-general and remarks are made within the hearing of the jurors and in a manner such as to allegedly prejudice the defendant's rights, counsel for the defendant should move for a postponement in order that other jurors than those present may be empaneled to hear the evidence in the case. Counsel, having...

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