Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 29, 1970No. 45281PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant has appealed from his conviction for burglary. The single enumeration of error concerns the admission in evidence of documents showing defendant’s conviction of two prior offenses. At the time this evidence was offered objection was made that the documents were "irrelevant and immaterial.” Nothing more at trial was urged as to why the challenged evidence was inadmissible and harmful. It has been repeatedly held by the Supreme Court and this court that an objection that evidence is irrelevant and immaterial is insufficient to show reversible error. Pippin v. State,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pippin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  2. Hogan v. HoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  4. Jackson v. Moultrie Production Credit Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Jefferson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. ErgleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Singletary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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