Mable v. State

Bell, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the second division of the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Mable v. State, 197 Ga. App. 751 (2) (399 SE2d 509) (1990). At trial a police officer testified for the prosecution about a custodial statement Mable had made to the officer, and during the testimony the existence of a Miranda violation became apparent. Defense counsel failed to object to the testimony as soon as the violation became apparent, but shortly thereafter moved to strike the testimony. The trial court overruled the objection. The Court of Appeals upheld the trial…