Hazelrig v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for burglary and false imprisonment. He was tried by a jury and was convicted of burglary, but was acquitted of false imprisonment. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, appellant appeals.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion for a directed verdict as to the false imprisonment charge. Since appellant was ultimately acquitted of this charge by the jury, he suffered no harm as a result of the trial court’s ruling. See Dickerson v. State, 151 Ga. App. 429 (260 SE2d 535) (1979). Harm as well as error must be shown affirmatively…