CALLAHAN v. STATE

17831.

209 Ga. 211 (1952)

71 S.E.2d 86

CALLAHAN v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 12, 1952.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kermit C. Bradford, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Hugh C. Carney, Assistant Attorney-General, Paul Webb, Solicitor-General, Charlie O. Murphy, Carl B. Copeland and Frank S. French, contra.


ALMAND, Justice.

1. The court did not err in refusing to declare a mistrial, as complained of in special ground 1 of the motion for a new trial, because a witness for the State on direct examination stated that the defendant on trial and another person had been imprisoned, which answer was not in response to any question, where the statement was promptly excluded and the jury were instructed to disregard it. Worthy...

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