Tennesson v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Tennesson appeals his conviction of the offenses of reckless driving (OCGA § 40-6-390), fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (OCGA § 40-6-395), and failing to fulfill the duty placed upon a driver striking a fixture legally adjacent to a highway (OCGA § 40-6-272). The sole enumeration of error contends that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for mistrial. Held:

Defendant’s motion for mistrial, submitted immediately following the return of the jury’s verdict, was predicated on the contention that the trial was a nullity because the…