Arnold v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Fulton County jury convicted Kirk Arnold of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2). Arnold appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending he must be retried because the bailiff in charge of his jury had not taken the oath required by OCGA § 15-12-140. Finding no error, we affirm.

The failure to give bailiffs the oath required by OCGA § 15-12-140 is reversible error. Jackson v. State, 152 Ga. 210, 213 (3) (108 SE 784) (1921). However, the Code does not require that bailiffs be administered this oath before each trial. See OCGA § 15-12-140. Further, Arnold…