Jacobs v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the trial court’s denial of Jacobs’s motion for a new trial, holding that Jacobs waived his constitutional right to be present during the jury’s viewing of the vehicle. The Court found the trial court’s factual finding on the waiver supported by the record and not clearly erroneous. The decision relied on established Georgia precedent regarding waiver and the standard of review for factual findings.