Doyal v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
Candi Doyal appeals from her convictions for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug related objects. She contends, in part, that insufficient evidence supports her convictions and that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay evidence over her objections and by denying her motion for mistrial. Although we find that sufficient evidence supports Doyal’s convictions, we reverse because she was entitled to a mistrial after the State introduced hearsay evidence that she had been selling methamphetamine.
1. On appeal from her criminal convictions, Doyal no…
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