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Phillips v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 16, 1981
280 S.E.2d 438 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

59956.

DECIDED APRIL 16, 1981. CERT. APPLIED FOR.

Aggravated assault. Troup Superior Court. Before Judge Jackson.

Joseph H. Phillips, pro se. William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, Marc E. Acree, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


Phillips appealed his conviction of aggravated assault and denial of his motion for a new trial. We reversed the judgment on the ground that it was error to allow cross-examination of the key prosecution witness during appellant's absence where the record failed to show that the waiver was made in the presence of the accused or by his express authority, or that he subsequently acquiesced in such waiver. Phillips v. State, 155 Ga. App. 509 ( 271 S.E.2d 656) (1980).

The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the decision of this court and held that Phillips' temporary absence "appears to have been the product of a deliberate tactical decision . . . by counsel," and Phillips acquiescence in his counsel's waiver was both knowing and voluntary; therefore, his absence during cross-examination of his wife is not ground for reversal. State v. Phillips, 247 Ga. 246 ( 275 S.E.2d 323) (1981). Accordingly, our opinion of September 2, 1980 is vacated and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P.J., and Birdsong, J., concur.

DECIDED APRIL 16, 1981 — CERT. APPLIED FOR.


Summaries of

Phillips v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 16, 1981
280 S.E.2d 438 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Phillips v. State

Case Details

Full title:PHILLIPS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Apr 16, 1981

Citations

280 S.E.2d 438 (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
280 S.E.2d 438