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Hernandez v. State

Citations

  • 662 S.E.2d 325
  • 291 Ga. App. 562
  • 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 1809
  • 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 573

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  • although the defendant did not object to the prosecutor’s use of the term “illegal immigrant” in closing argument in violation of a motion in limine, alleged error was preserved for appellate review
  • “A motion in limine preserves an issue for appeal without a contemporaneous objection at trial, but this rule cannot be invoked to preserve a different, if perhaps related, error.”
  • “The trial court has a broad discretion in passing on motions for mistrial, and its ruling will not be disturbed by the appellate courts unless it appears that there has been a manifest abuse of discretion and that a mistrial is essential to the preservation of the right to a fair trial.”

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Judges: Mlkell, Smith, Adams

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