Gale v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. A charge of the court which might "impress upon an obstinate juror never to yield to the argument or reasoning of his fellow-jurors” is improper. Maddox v. State, 233 Ga. 874 (2) (213 SE2d 654). A question directed by an attorney to jurors on voir dire, slanted to elicit the answer that they would "never compromise your opinion even though eleven members of a jury will try to convince you otherwise” was properly disallowed on objection for the same reason. The sustaining of the objection was not ground for a mistrial as contended.

2. The defendant never denied that he…