Alderman v. State

The majority find it difficult in a death case to overrule an enumeration of error solely because defendant’s counsel failed to object at trial. So, regarding the GBI agent’s testimony that the defendant exercised his right to an attorney and to remain silent, the majority first say that defendant’s failure to object at trial precludes consideration of the Doyle issue on appeal.

Because the majority find it diffcult to dismiss this enumeration without considering it on its merits (and perhaps also because the defendant urges on appeal that the failure of his trial attorney to make an objection…