JACKSON v. STATE

71219.

177 Ga. App. 863 (1986)

341 S.E.2d 324

JACKSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chevene B. King, Jr., for appellant.

Hobart M. Hind, District Attorney, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Appellant claims as sole error that the trial court transgressed OCGA § 17-8-57 by intimating its opinion as to the guilt of the accused when the jury returned a premature verdict due to its misunderstanding of "unanimous," and that a mistrial should have been granted because of the court's transgression.

Appellant Jackson was arrested as he attempted to leave the apartment of an elderly woman whose next-door neighbor, after hearing a...

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