KING v. STATE

31819, 31820.

238 Ga. 386 (1977)

233 S.E.2d 340

KING v. THE STATE (two cases).

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 27, 1977.

Rehearing Denied February 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts, Roberts & Rainwater, Lawrence W. Roberts, for appellant.

D. E. Turk, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Daryl A. Robinson, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


INGRAM, Justice.

Appellant was convicted in Crisp Superior Court of rape and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. His amended motion for a new trial was denied by the trial court and he now appeals. The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a new trial on the ground that the prosecutrix victim was threatened and coerced into testifying against her will by the district attorney.

The prosecutrix testified before the grand...

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