Tift v. State

Clark, Judge.

In this appeal from a conviction for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana defendant seeks a reversal on the basis of three enumerations of error. The first of these is lacking in merit but the remaining two as signments require a reversal.

1. There was no violation of the sequestration rule in permitting the police lieutenant who was the designated prosecuting officer to testify. This witness was named on the accusation as the prosecutor. As such he was entitled to remain in the courtroom. When the district attorney presented the state’s proof he did so chronologically…