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Leary v. StateLeary v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 5, 1992
A92A2400
Reporters:
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Before:
McMurray
McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Leary appeals his conviction of the offense of robbery. Held:

The sole ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍enumeration of error contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant defendant’s motion for mistrial based on the State having placed the defendant’s ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍character in issue with the playing of a redacted taped statement of the defendant. After the trial court’s curative instruction was given to the jury, ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍defendant failed to renew his objection or motion for mistrial and thus waived his right to appellate review. Perkins v. State, 260 Ga. 292, 295 (6) ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍(392 SE2d 872); Whitaker v. State, 246 Ga. 163, 166 (11), 167 (269 SE2d 436); Quick v. State, 198 Ga. App. 353 (1) (401 SE2d 758); Sneed v. State, 172 Ga. App. ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‍64, 65 (2) (321 SE2d 799).

Judgment affirmed.

Sognier, C. J., and Cooper, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Leary v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 5, 1992
Citations: 206 Ga. App. 191; 424 S.E.2d 903; 1992 Ga. App. LEXIS 1568; A92A2400
Docket Number: A92A2400
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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