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Hunt v. State

Citations

  • 602 S.E.2d 312
  • 268 Ga. App. 568
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 2562
  • 2004 Ga. App. LEXIS 964

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that it was inappropriate for prosecutor to tell jurors, “For you to go back in that jury room and return a verdict of not guilty means you must be prepared to come out and look those boys in the eye and call them liars; because that’s what it does.”
  • finding that it was inappropriate for prosecutor to tell jurors, “For you to go back in that jury room and return a verdict of not guilty means you must be prepared to come out and look those boys in the eye and call them liars; because that’s what it does.”
  • defendant in child molestation case waived his claim that trial court erred in removing his family from courtroom during victim’s testimony, where he failed to object at trial
  • defendant in child molestation case waived his claim that trial court erred in removing his family from courtroom during victim’s testimony, where he failed to object at trial
  • grant or denial of mistrial lies in trial court’s discretion unless manifestly abused
  • prosecutor’s closing argument, while improper, did not warrant reversal because error was harmless

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Judges: Blackburn, Johnson, Mikell, Phipps, Ruffin, Smith

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