Georgia Supreme Court to hear appeal over comments by lower judge
February 8. 2010
Georgia: The Georgia Supreme Court will hear, on Monday, February 8, an appeals case brought forth because of remarks made by a lower judge on the case. The case involves comments made Superior Court Judge Douglas Pullen when he asked the prosecutor if "venue" had been proven and then asked a witness whether the crime in question had been committed where she was working. The defense then appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals saying, "It is error for any judge in any criminal case, during its progress or in his charge to the jury, to express or intimate his opinion as to what has or has not been proved or as to the guilt of the accused." The appeals court agreed and now the District Attorney's Office has appealed to the state Supreme Court.[1]
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