Joseph v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

John and Bonita Joseph were jointly tried for conspiracy to defraud the State (OCGA § 16-10-21) and Medicaid fraud (OCGA § 49-4-146.1 (b) (1)). A jury found them guilty of both offenses, and in these companion appeals the Josephs assert (1) that the trial court erred in overruling their peremptory strike against a prospective juror, and (2) that the trial court erred in denying their motion for mistrial following a purportedly improper comment by the prosecutor during closing argument. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. We find no merit in the Josephs’ assertions that the…