LEACH v. STATE

51821.

138 Ga. App. 274 (1976)

226 S.E.2d 78

LEACH v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 24, 1976.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moulton, Carriere, Cavan & Maloof, J. Wayne Moulton, for appellant.

Edward E. McGarity, District Attorney, Hal Craig, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Judge.

The defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced for the crime of burglary. His motion for new trial was overruled and appeal to this court followed. Held:

1. During voir dire examination of prospective jurors, counsel for the defendant objected to district attorney's referring to the defendant as "the prisoner at the bar."

The Georgia Supreme Court has held that in view of Code § 59-806 using the very expression in question...

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