Legal Opinion

Flores v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 11, 2006No. A05A2201PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Clemente Flores was indicted for the offense of trafficking in methamphetamine. He was tried before a jury, which found him guilty of the offense. The trial judge sentenced Flores to serve 25 years in prison and pay a fine of $1 million. Flores appeals.

1. Flores contends that the trial court erred during voir dire in sustaining the state’s objection to the relevance of his asking if any of the prospective jurors had taken a Spanish class. We find no reversible error.

The single purpose for voir dire is the ascertainment of the impartiality of jurors, their ability to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Robles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Somchith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Ellzey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. St. Jean v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Dasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Enurah v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Whitehead v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Beck v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010

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