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BIRDSONG v. STATE

No. A09A0963.

680 S.E.2d 159 (2009)

BIRDSONG v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

June 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Samuel Rael, Atlanta, for appellant.

James David McDade, Dist. Atty., James Alan Dooley, Jeffrey L. Ballew, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Barry Birdsong appeals from the denial of his plea in bar of former jeopardy, arguing that the trial court improperly granted the State's motion for mistrial on the ground that cross-examination of the victim (Birdsong's ex-wife) violated the Rape Shield Statute.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

"The appellate standard of review of a grant or denial...

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