A White County jury convicted Frank Bozzuto of the offense of harassing phone calls, OCGA § 16-11-39.1 a. Bozzuto appeals from his criminal conviction and sentence, claiming the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss on grounds of double jeopardy, in admitting improper character evidence, and in making comments during the trial intimating an opinion as to his guilt. We find no error and affirm. 1. Bozzuto claims the trial court subjected him to multiple punishments for the same offense in violation of the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.1 Specifically, Bozzuto contends that, before he was convicted and sentenced for the offense of harassing phone calls, he was punished repeatedly by the trial court’s handling of his bond. First, he argues the trial court punished him by imposing unreasonable bond conditions that were unrelated to the risks that conditions on bond are designed to address. Second, he claims that he was punished before being convicted when he was jailed for violating bond conditions at a time when he was not subject to any bond conditions. Third, he argues that the trial court punished him by failing to hold hearings on each of three bond revocations within a reasonable time of his arrest, causing him to be incarcerated in violation of his due process rights. “The appellate standard of review of a grant or denial of a double jeopardy plea in bar is whether, after reviewing the trial court’s oral and written rulings as a whole, the trial court’s findings support its conclusion.” Citation omitted. Simile v. State , 259 Ga. App. 106, 107 576 SE2d 83 2003.
The record shows that Bozzuto’s initial bond required that he not contact the victim, directly or indirectly. On August 4, 2003, the State moved to revoke Bozzuto’s bond based on a letter he allegedly sent to the victim’s place of business, and the trial court ordered that Bozzuto be arrested and held pending a hearing on the matter, which was originally scheduled for August 7, 2003. After scheduling four bond revocation hearings at which Bozzuto failed to have counsel available, the trial court issued a September 10, 2003 order directing that Bozzuto be held until a hearing could be scheduled. It is unclear from the record whether a bond revocation hearing was held before November 28, 2003, when Bozzuto was granted another bond and released.
