Aleman v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Shelia Victoria Aleman and co-defendants Teresa Ann Stroud and Mari Lynn Hooks appeared before a jury to answer an indictment charging them with violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (possession of more then one ounce of marijuana). During trial, defendant Aleman’s attorney moved for a mistrial after the State’s attorney elicited a response from an arresting officer which violated the trial court’s ruling excluding defendant’s admissions that she owned marijuana found at the arrest scene. The trial court granted this motion based on the…