Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 2000No. S99G0759PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
The Court of Appeals, in affirming Keith Johnson’s convictions for armed robbery, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault, upheld the trial court’s grant of the State’s motion in limine regarding expert testimony Johnson proffered on the issue of the reliability of eyewitness identification. Johnson v. State, 236 Ga. App. 252 (5) (511 SE2d 603) (1999). The legal authority for this holding came from Norris v. State, 258 Ga. 889, 890 (1) (376 SE2d 653) (1989), wherein this Court stated that
[t]he determination of a witness’ credibility, including the accuracy of eyewitness…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. McDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred SMITH, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- State v. McClendonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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