Favors v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Emma Jean Favors appeals from a jury verdict which found her guilty of simple battery contending that the trial court erred in refusing to grant her motions for a mistrial because the prosecutrix volunteered evidence *352which improperly and prejudicially placed her character in issue, and because the court allowed into evidence testimony implicating her in a crime other than the one for which she was on trial.
Submitted March 1, 1978 Decided March 16, 1978. Jack H. Affleck, Jr., for appellant.
1. An examination of the record reveals that the trial court instructed the jury to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cox v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Holcomb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975