Grice v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of theft by taking and appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, raising five enumerations of error.

1. “ ‘Defense counsel has concluded his arguments as to [certain of the] enumeration [s] of error by stating the trial court’s action violated [appellant’s] rights under certain designated sections of the United States and Georgia Constitutions. It behooves counsel appearing before this court to recognize that rote repetition of constitutional provisions is totally ineffective in raising a constitutional issue for this court’s determination.…