SWIMS v. STATE

S19A1427.

838 S.E.2d 751 (2020)

SWIMS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: January 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Elaine Hildebrand , Hildebrand Law Office, P.C., P.O. Box 1602, LaFayette, Georgia 30728, for Appellant.

Christopher Allen Arnt , Herbert E. Franklin , Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, 114 East Patton Street, P.O. Box 1025, LaFayette, Georgia 30728-1025, Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Paula Khristian Smith , Christopher M. Carr , Leslie Anna Coots , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Appellee.


A Walker County jury found Jesse Lee Swims guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the death of Deborah "Debbie" Leigh Clemenson.1 Swims appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

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