Legal Opinion

London v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 27, 1977No. 53929PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of attempted burglary. Held:

1. Defendant contends the court erred in failing to declare a mistrial upon motions made by the defendant based upon improper examination of a state’s witness and improper closing arguments made by the assistant district attorney. In two of the three instances the trial court rebuked the assistant district attorney and instructed the jury in such a manner as to remove from their consideration the improper statements made by the assistant district attorney. In the third instance the court fully instructed the jury to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Quaid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  2. Nolen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  3. Wells v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Counts v. MooreheadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Teal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Wyley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Estep v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  5. Pullen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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