Hawkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
Skylar Hawkins and Octavious Woods were convicted of three counts of armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime for robbing a waitress, a cook and a customer at a Waffle House. Both Hawkins and Woods argue that they were entitled to a mistrial because of certain testimony of an investigator, but we find that by instructing the jury to disregard the testimony, the trial court provided a sufficient remedy. Hawkins also argues that the trial court erred by limiting his cross-examination of the investigator for bias. We find, however, that any error…
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