Legal Opinion
Bailey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 1995No. A95A1549Published
1Opinion of the Court
465 S.E.2d 284 (1995)
219 Ga. App. 258
BAILEY
v.
The STATE.
No. A95A1549.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
December 1, 1995.
Certiorari Denied March 11, 1996.
Starling & Starling, Donald A. Starling, Douglas, for appellant.
Rebecca L. Sims, Solicitor, Douglas, for appellee.
ANDREWS, Judge.
This case is before us on appeal from the trial court's denial of David Bailey's Motion to Dismiss and Plea of Former Jeopardy. The sole question presented is whether there was a "manifest necessity" for the trial court's sua sponte declaration of a mistrial. We hold there was.
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