State v. Roberts

247 Ga. 456 (1981)

277 S.E.2d 644

THE STATE

v.

ROBERTS.

37067.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 9, 1981.

Harry N. Gordon, District Attorney, B. Thomas Cook, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

Jack Affleck, Curtis W. Miller, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to review the issue considered by the Court of Appeals in Roberts v. State, 156 Ga. App. 405 (274 SE2d 772) (1980). That issue is whether or not the trial court may, at the request of the jury, exercise a discretion to reopen the evidence and allow new evidence to be introduced after jury deliberations…