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HOOD v. STATE

No. S96A0157.

470 S.E.2d 235 (1996)

266 Ga. 662

HOOD v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hurl R. Taylor, Jr., Atlanta, for Benny Hood.

Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Atlanta, Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Christopher S. Brasher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, Leonora Grant, Anita Wallace, Asst. Dist. Attys., Atlanta, for the State.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Benny Hood of malice and felony murder in the shooting death of Brian Cobb.1 Hood appeals contending that he was prejudiced by the presence of the victim's grandmother in the courtroom prior to her testimony. Because there was no harm and no objection to the violation of the rule of sequestration, we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that on Superbowl Sunday, January 30, 1994, Benne...

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