Putnam v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Jon Putnam appeals the denial of his motion for discharge and acquittal based upon double jeopardy grounds. Because we conclude that the trial court had discretion to grant a mistrial under the circumstances, we find that Putnam’s plea in bar was properly denied.

This is the second appearance of this case in this court. In Putnam v. State, 231 Ga. App. 190 (498 SE2d 340) (1998) (physical precedent only), we reversed Putnam’s convictions for child molestation and aggravated child molestation. Putnam’s retrial commenced in November 1998, a jury was selected and sworn, and…