KING v. STATE

69880.

173 Ga. App. 838 (1985)

328 S.E.2d 740

KING v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bentley C. Adams III, for appellant.

Johnnie L. Caldwell, Jr., District Attorney, J. David Fowler, Paschal A. English, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of escape from confinement, enumerating as error the court's refusal to disqualify a prospective juror based on his employment as a police officer. Held:

The 1984 amendment to OCGA § 15-12-1 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 1697, § 1), apparently relied upon by the trial court in its ruling on the challenge, merely removed the statutory exemption of police officers, among others, from being called for...

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