Parrott v. State

I respectfully dissent as it is my view that improper submission to the jury of defendant’s plea of nolo contendere to a charge of trafficking in cannabis requires reversal under the binding authority of Abbott v. State, 24 Ga. App. 367 (100 SE 759). Further, I do not agree with the majority’s holding that the jury’s consideration of defendant’s nolo contendere plea was harmless error under the “highly probable that the error did not contribute to the judgment” test enunciated in Johnson v. State, 238 Ga. 59, 61 (230 SE2d 869). It is also my view that the State’s calling of Nathan Buddy…