Hargett v. State

Shulman, Judge.

The sole enumeration of error in this appeal, brought following a jury verdict finding appellant guilty of armed robbery, concerns whether the trial court’s action in polling certain jurors without the presence of defense counsel deprived appellant of his constitutional rights to due process of law and to effective assistance of counsel. Since we find that this enumeration affords no grounds for reversal, we affirm.

On appellant’s timely demand, with both defense counsel and the defendant present, the trial court polled the jury. See McDuffie v. State, 54 Ga. App 261 (3) (187 SE…