Legal Opinion
Hambrick v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 7, 1985No. 70048, 70123PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Hambrick and Hurt appeal their convictions in a joint trial of three counts of armed robbery, two counts of rape and one count of burglary.
Case Number 70048
1. Appellant Hambrick contends the trial court erred by failing to declare a mistrial after the State placed appellant’s character in issue, because the curative instructions were not sufficient and were not addressed to the testimony complained of by appellant.
The prosecuting attorney asked a police officer from DeKalb County if appellant was arrested. The officer replied that appellant was arrested in Henry County on…
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