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NGUYEN NGOC TIEU v. STATE

44494.

257 Ga. 281 (1987)

358 S.E.2d 247

NGUYEN NGOC TIEU v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Bradford Morris, Jr., for appellant.

C. Andrew Fuller, District Attorney, Daniel A. Summer, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Nguyen Ngoc Tieu, was convicted of felony murder. In this case, the jury was impaneled and sworn, and prosecution witnesses testified, after which it was discovered that the individual who had been brought into court and placed on trial was not in fact the defendant. Over defense objection, the trial court granted a mistrial. At the subsequent trial, a conviction was obtained. The defendant...

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