Abernathy v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Abernathy received a citation for disregarding a traffic control device. She demanded a jury trial, was convicted and now appeals. Held:

1. Appellant’s first enumeration of error concerns a remark made by the prosecutor during cross-examination referring to her having been stopped in Gwinnett County for improper passing. Defense counsel objected before appellant responded, and moved for a mistrial on the ground that this statement improperly introduced evidence of a similar act. The trial court sustained the objection and explained to the jury that this was…