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STOKES v. STATE

A92A0250.

204 Ga. App. 141 (1992)

418 S.E.2d 419

STOKES v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Yancey, Jr., for appellant.

W. Glenn Thomas, Jr., District Attorney, Joanna Temple, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Judge.

Vincent D. Stokes (Stokes) appeals from his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Stokes asserts that the trial court erroneously replaced two jurors with alternate jurors. We agree.

"OCGA § 15-12-172 authorizes the trial court to replaced a juror who `dies, becomes ill, upon other good cause shown to the court is found to be unable to perform [his] duty,...

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