Glaze v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for simple battery after the denial of his motion for new trial.1 Held:

In his sole enumeration of error the defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial because the jury was prejudiced by comments made prior to commencement of trial. The defendant’s argument is based on comments made by the judge in charge of greeting, organizing and managing the jury pool. The organizing judge told the prospective jurors that there was a delay in their selection for jury service because another judge was…