Legal Opinion

McBurse v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 30, 1987No. 74144PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act by selling marijuana. OCGA §§ 16-13-20; 16-13-30 (j) (1) He now appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm.

1. In his first and second enumerated errors, appellant challenges rulings made by the trial court during voir dire. The trial court refused to allow defense counsel to ask the venire whether any of the group believed “the State has a good cause simply because an indictment has been returned by the grand jury.” Appellant’s proffered question amounted to a prejudgment of the case…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baxter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Lingerfelt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Benjamin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  2. Smarr v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Diaz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Frady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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