COLEMAN v. STATE

Nos. A10A2254, A10A2255.

708 S.E.2d 638 (2011)

COLEMAN v. The STATE (two cases).

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Tracy , Albany, for appellant (case no. A10A2254).

Norman J. Crowe, Jr. , Sylvester, for appellant (case no. A10A2255).

C. Paul Bowden , Dist. Atty., Ronnie Allen Wheeler , Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


SMITH, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Brent Coleman and his wife Jennifer Ann Coleman guilty of cruelty to children in the first degree. Following the denial of their motions for new trial, the Colemans appeal, citing several claims of error. Because the trial court erred in denying the Colemans' motion for a mistrial, we reverse.

On appeal, both the Colemans complain of the same errors: the trial court erred in (1) allowing evidence of their marijuana purchase...

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