Najmaister v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Herman Najmaister was convicted of selling a Schedule I drug to an undercover officer in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and the trial court authorized this out of time appeal.

1. Appellant enumerates as error two matters that arose during voir dire: the denial of his mistrial motion made in response to the trial judge’s comment upon excusing a police officer for cause, and the court’s failure to exclude a juror for cause.(a) After excusing for cause a jury panel member who was a sworn police officer, the trial judge commented in the presence of the panel…