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GAINES v. STATE

No. A05A0985.

618 S.E.2d 197 (2005)

274 Ga. App. 575

GAINES v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 26, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bryan, Tifton, for Appellant.

C. Paul Bowden, District Attorney, Bradford L. Rigby, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

ELLINGTON, Judge.

A Tift County jury found Rodney Gaines guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21(a)(2) (with a deadly weapon). Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Gaines appeals, contending that juror misconduct denied him a fair trial. For the following reasons, we reverse.

In his motion for a new trial, Gaines alleged that during voir dire one of the jurors falsely denied knowing Gaines and then during...

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