Miller v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Edwina Miller guilty of committing theft by receiving stolen property. The property had been stolen in a burglary of an Oconee County home. Miller appeals from her conviction, claiming the trial court erred in denying her motion for mistrial after a witness for the state improperly placed her character in evidence by testifying that he found marijuana in her home and that some property from an unrelated theft had previously been found in her home. We find no grounds for reversal.

At trial, a sheriffs deputy testified that he was investigating the Oconee County…