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Bollinger v. State

Citations

  • 613 S.E.2d 209
  • 272 Ga. App. 688
  • 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 1258
  • 2005 Ga. App. LEXIS 366

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  • holding that allowing letters written by defendant to go into jury room during deliberations did not violate the continuing-witness rule
  • holding that allowing letters written by defendant to go into jury room during deliberations did not violate the continuing-witness rule
  • concluding that letters were not written testimony and thus did not violate continuing-witness rule
  • explaining standards for knowing and intelligent waiver of right to counsel for trial purposes
  • convictions did not merge, because there was sufficient, independent evidence to support each count of the indictment
  • valid waiver found where record shows with convincing clarity that the defendant knowingly, understandingly and voluntarily waived the right of representation by counsel and made a decision to represent himself

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Judges: Phipps, Andrews, Mikell

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