Sanders v. State

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury in Fulton County and sentenced to forty years for rape and five years for burglary. On appeal he alleges the trial court erred in allowing the prosecuting attorney to improperly voir dire the jury. We do not find prejudicial error even though the conduct by the prosecuting attorney was out of line.

The only facts relevant to this opinion relate to voir dire of the jury by the state. Therefore, it will be necessary to set out part of the record as it occurred in the courtroom. The following is a part of the jury voir dire by the state:

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