Legal Opinion

Morgan v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 11, 1982No. 62659PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of kidnapping.

1. Assuming without deciding that certain testimony by a police officer concerning how he obtained an identification of appellant was hearsay, it was clearly admissible under Code Ann. § 38-302 to explain the officer’s conduct. Since the trial court admitted it for this limited purpose, there was no error. Arnsdorff v. State, 152 Ga. App. 515, 518 (6) (263 SE2d 176) (1979).

2. Testimony by the victim concerning what appellant had said to her during the continuing course of her ordeal was admissible, notwithstanding the fact that…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Potts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Cobb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Blanchard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  5. Gunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Bowman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. McClain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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