Hunter v. State

McMurray, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of rape. Following the denial of his motion for new trial he appeals. Held:

1. The first enumeration of error contends the trial court erred in refusing to allow defense counsel “to ask the entire panel of prospective jurors if any of them had an opinion as to whether sex offenses were being handled adequately by the courts.” There is no merit in this complaint. The law is clear in this state that the voir dire provided by OCGA § 15-12-133 is not unlimited in scope. See Hart v. State, 137 Ga. App. 644 (1) (224 SE2d 755); Merrill v.…