Blake v. State

304 Ga. 747

FINAL COPY S18A1162. BLAKE v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Appellant R’Shon Chauncey Blake challenges the trial court’s denial of his plea in bar, based on double jeopardy, after the court declared a mistrial — over Blake’s objection — of his murder trial during jury deliberations. In its order denying Blake’s plea in bar, the court determined that “jury-wide discussion of improper information about legal terminology compromised the integrity of a verdict and manifestly necessitated a mistrial.” Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its…