Bradfield v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Anthony Bradfield’s trial for felony theft by taking ended when, during presentation of his defense, the trial court acceded to the State’s request for a mistrial over defense objection. Following the trial court’s denial of his plea in bar to retrial based on double jeopardy grounds, Bradfield files this direct appeal. See Patterson v. State, 248 Ga. 875 (287 SE2d 7) (1982).

Bradfield was accused of stealing tires and custom rims from an automobile that he was repairing for Marcus Stembridge. Sanjay English testified for the State that Stembridge asked him to keep an eye on his…