Jackson v. State

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentencing for burglary. Held:

1. In two enumerations defendant claims the trial court erred in admitting in evidence over his objections an oral pretrial statement he made to police and expert testimony identifying fingerprints found at the scene as his. The basis for the objections was that the state had not complied with Code Ann. §§ 27-1302 and 27-1303 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1388), which exclude from evidence any such statements or scientific reports pertaining to a case if a defendant is not given copies of such at least 10 days prior…