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Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 17, 1982
298 S.E.2d 262 (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

64631.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 17, 1982.

Armed robbery. DeKalb Superior Court. Before Judge Federal.

Ray C. Norvell, Sr., Ray C. Norvell, Jr., for appellant.

Robert Wilson, District Attorney, Ann Poe Mitchell, Jon Peters, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of armed robbery, but the trial court granted his motion for new trial, citing as the reason therefor a lack of impartiality in its conduct of the trial. The retrial before a different trial judge resulted in another conviction, from which this appeal is taken.

1. Prior to the second trial, appellant filed a motion in bar based on the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy. The trial court's denial of that motion is enumerated as error. We find no merit in appellant's assertion of error on that ground. "If a defendant voluntarily seeks reversal of his conviction and a new trial is successful, he will not be heard to complain that to try him again places him in double jeopardy in violation of the state constitution. [Cit.]" Jackson v. State, 154 Ga. App. 367, 368 ( 268 S.E.2d 418).

2. Since there was no objection at trial to allegedly improper argument by the prosecuting attorney, no issue is presented for review. Payne v. State, 158 Ga. App. 732 (2) ( 282 S.E.2d 155).

Judgment affirmed. Quillian, C. J., and Carley, J., concur.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 17, 1982 — CERT. APPLIED FOR.


Summaries of

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 17, 1982
298 S.E.2d 262 (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

Jackson v. State

Case Details

Full title:JACKSON v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Nov 17, 1982

Citations

298 S.E.2d 262 (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)
164 Ga. App. 432