Blake v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant R’Shon Chauncey Blake challenged the trial court’s denial of his plea in bar, based on double jeopardy, after the court declared a mistrial over Blake’s objection of his murder trial during jury deliberations. The Georgia Supreme Court found the trial court determined that “jury-wide discussion of improper information about legal terminology compromised the integrity of a verdict and manifestly necessitated a mistrial.” Having reviewed the record, the Supreme Court concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in declaring a mistrial.
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