Garner v. State

Pope, Judge.

Phillip Earl Garner appeals his conviction for burglary. Held:

1. In the first four enumerations defendant claims error because the trial court did not exclude evidence of his pretrial statements and evidence derivative thereof because the state had not complied with Code Ann. § 27-1302 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1388, effective April 1, 1980).

Prior to April 1, 1980 there were no provisions in Georgia law governing pre-trial discovery in criminal cases. See Jarrell v. State, 234 Ga. 410 (4) (216 SE2d 258) (1975); Phillips v. State, 146 Ga. App. 423 (5) (246 SE2d 438) (1978). However, the…