Legal Opinion
Lamons v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1986No. 42835PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the juror misconduct warranted the grant of a mistrial or new trial. The Court of Appeals held it did not. Lamons v. State, 176 Ga. App. 290 (335 SE2d 652) (1985). We reverse.
Lamons was convicted of selling pills containing amitriptyline and ephedrine at his home to undercover police detective T. M. Clark. The trial began on the afternoon of October 8, 1984, and concluded with a verdict at 1:30 p.m., October 9. Clark was the state’s witness to the transaction and remained in the courtroom to assist the prosecutor during…
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