Hyde v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Charles Roger Hyde was convicted of two counts each of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21) and making terroristic threats (OCGA § 16-11-37), and one count each of armed robbery (OCGA § 16-8-41), kidnapping (OCGA § 16-5-40), attempted rape (OCGA § 16-6-1), aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2), false imprisonment (OCGA § 16-5-41), and hijacking a motor vehicle (OCGA § 16-5-44.1). Hyde now appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, alleging that the trial court erred in (i) refusing to grant his motion for a mistrial and (ii) allowing…