Hutter v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for molestation of his 12-year-old stepdaughter. Held:

1. During voir dire of the jury the trial judge limited the defense examination of the jurors to the entire panel instead of to individual jurors. This is reversible error. Under OCGA § 15-12-133 (Code Ann. § 59-705) a defendant is entitled to individual voir dire of each juror, and Blount v. State, 214 Ga. 433 (3) (105 SE2d 304), held that it was reversible error to deny a criminal defendant the right to individual examination of each juror prior to imposing a challenge. Accord,…