Legal Opinion

McDaniel v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 2, 1978No. 55289PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of robbery and his motion for new trial was denied. Held:

1. Defendant enumerates that the court erred in allowing the jury to disperse without adequate supervision. Prior to each recess, the trial judge admonished the jurors that they were not to discuss the case among themselves or with anyone else. These instructions were not objected to and defendant may not now complain that the trial judge’s instruction was inadequate to prevent unsupervised communications with third parties. Williams v. State, 232 Ga. 203, 206 (206 SE2d 37).

2. In his motion for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  2. Sharpe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Kenneth Earl Fults v. GDCP WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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