Powell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Conviction of manslaughter. Before Judge Spence. Dougherty superior court. January 16, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtEish, P. J.
1. Where a witness has been successfully impeached by any of tbe legal methods, that is where his unworthiness of credit has been absolutely established in the minds of the jury, he ought not to he believed, unless corroborated ; it being, of course, always a matter for the jury to determine whether a witness has been really so impeached. Smith v. State, 109 Ga. 479 ; Holston v. Southern Ry. Co., 116 Ga. 656.
2. The fact that a witness has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude may be considered in determining Ms credibility. Shaw v. State, 102 Ga. 660.
3. The instructions to the…
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