Jackson v. State

BLACKBURN, Senior Appellate Judge.

Renado Jackson appeals from the denial of his motion for discharge and acquittal, arguing that the trial court erred in declaring a mistrial, over Jackson’s objection, based on the State’s failure to subpoena its only two material witnesses. We agree and reverse.

“The appellate standard of review of a grant or denial of a double jeopardy plea in bar is whether, after reviewing the trial court’s oral and written rulings as a whole, the trial court’s [factual] findings support its [legal] conclusion.” (Punctuation omitted.) Puplampu v. State. See also Burdett v.…