Birdsong v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Barry Birdsong appeals from the denial of his plea in bar of former jeopardy, arguing that the trial court improperly granted the State’s motion for mistrial on the ground that cross-examination of the victim (Birdsong’s ex-wife) violated the Rape Shield Statute. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

“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 findings support its conclusion.” (Punctuation omitted.) Leonard v. State.…