State v. Anderson

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

In Anderson v. State, 297 Ga. App. 733 (678 SE2d 498) (2009), the Court of Appeals reversed George Anderson’s convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and financial transaction card fraud, holding that the trial court violated OCGA § 17-8-571 by expressing an opinion as to whether venue had been proven on the fraud charge. We granted the State’s petition for certiorari in order to consider the propriety of that ruling and, for the reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. The evidence adduced at trial established that…