Legal Opinion
Mathews v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 4, 1987No. 74231PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41.
1. Error is asserted in the trial court’s excepting a state’s witness from the rule of sequestration, OCGA § 24-9-61, and having done so, not requiring the witness to testify first. The prosecuting attorney stated that the witness, who was a police chief and the primary investigating officer, was needed to aid in the presentation of the case and that in the orderly presentation of the case should testify last. This witness testified only about the post-arrest events and not about the incident itself. While it…
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