Legal Opinion

Goodman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 8, 1983No. 66520PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of seven counts of making and delivering bad checks. Held:

1. In this case the state was permitted, over objection, to prove a substantial portion thereof by the use of the hearsay testimony of investigating police officers admitted to explain their conduct under the provisions of OCGA § 24-3-2 (formerly Code Ann. § 38-302).

In Momon v. State, 249 Ga. 865, 867 (294 SE2d 482), the court said: “To prevent an overly broad interpretation of Code § 38-302, we adopt the following: When, in a legal investigation, the conduct and motives of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Dover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Ramsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Gaskins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Teague v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Reed v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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