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Burney v. State

Citations

  • 299 Ga. 813
  • 792 S.E.2d 354
  • 2016 Ga. LEXIS 649

How courts have described this case

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  • noting trial court’s ruling on motion for new trial based on its “independent” review of trial record
  • explaining that jury notes concerning the composition of the jury are within the scope of the defendant’s right to be present and thus are required to be discussed with the defendant present or made available to him
  • rejecting appellant’s contention that the trial court failed to review his motion for new trial under the thirteenth juror standard
  • discussing required procedure for jury communications to court from outside courtroom
  • Acquiescence “is a tacit consent to acts or condition” and “implies a knowledge of those things which are acquiesced in.”
  • where defendant failed to ask to see juror notes or complain to counsel, he acquiesced in court’s handling of notes

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Judges: Nahmias

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