George v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was indicted for the offenses of rape and aggravated sodomy and during the course of defendant’s trial defense counsel asked one of the State’s witnesses whether he had “developed a friendship or something . . .” with the complainant. The trial court admonished defense counsel, warning that “[i]f there’s a breach of the Shield law, however minor, we’ll start all over.” Later, defense counsel again asked the same witness whether he and the complainant “were close friends.” The trial court later declared a mistrial and subse*549quently entered the following…