Legal Opinion

HARRIS v. the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 3, 2018No. A17A1941PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Bethel, Judge.

*564 Jason Ian Harris was charged with one count of child molestation. A jury trial ensued during which the trial court granted Harris' motion for mistrial made after the prosecution played an unredacted video of the defendant's interview with a state investigator. Harris subsequently filed a plea in bar/motion in autrefois convict contending that the Double Jeopardy Clause barred his further prosecution. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the prosecutor had accidentally forgotten to redact the video and had no reason to induce a mistrial intentionally. Harris appeals…

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  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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  5. Steward v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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