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· 11/3/2014

Poellnitz v. State

Citations

  • 296 Ga. 134
  • 765 S.E.2d 343
  • 2014 Ga. LEXIS 889

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the defendant’s contention that the prosecutor made improper remarks during closing argument was not preserved for review because of the failure to make a contemporaneous objection
  • “It is not improper for a prosecutor to appeal to the jury to convict for the safety of the community, or to argue to the jury the necessity for enforcement of the law and impress on the jury its responsibility in this regard.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.)

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Judges: Melton

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