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Supreme Court of Georgia· 3/25/2011

Ledford v. State

Citations

  • 709 S.E.2d 239
  • 289 Ga. 70
  • 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 934
  • 2011 Ga. LEXIS 267

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  • holding that the relevance of a similar 15-year-old crime was not eroded because the defendant was incarcerated for ten of the intervening years
  • recognizing that Paul and subsequent cases had disapproved the prior cases holding that appellate review of an alleged § 17-8-57 violation is waived unless an objection or motion for mistrial is made on that ground at trial
  • recognizing that Paul and subsequent cases had disapproved the prior cases holding that appellate review of an alleged OCGA § 17-8-57 violation is waived unless an objection or motion for mistrial is made on that ground at trial
  • noting that the trial court properly treated a second kidnapping with bodily injury as mere surplusage
  • ruling that “[e]ven where a defendant has failed to object or move for a mistrial in response to an alleged comment on the evidence by the trial court in violation of OCGA § 17-8-57, this Court nevertheless will examine the claim for plain error”
  • ruling that “[e]ven where a defendant has failed to object or move for a mistrial in response to an alleged comment on the evidence by the trial court in violation of OCGA § 12 17-8-57, this Court nevertheless will examine the claim for plain error.”

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Judges: Carley

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