JOHNSON v. STATE

31575.

238 Ga. 59 (1976)

59 S.E.2d 869

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Joseph J. Burton, Jr., Steven A. Brickman, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, R. David Petersen, H. Allen Moye, Assistant District Attorneys, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

Johnson was convicted by a jury on two counts of armed robbery and sentenced to thirteen years on each count. He appeals. A previous trial on these charges resulted in a mistrial because of the failure of that jury to reach a verdict.

All the enumerations of error relate to alleged improper statements of the prosecuting attorney. Reversible error in one of these statements decides this appeal.

In his closing argument the prosecutor referred...

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