Legal Opinion
Sanders v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 9, 2012No. S11A1406PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted Richard Sanders of murder in the drive-by shooting of Demetrius Pearson. Sanders contends that he did not receive a fair trial because the trial court restricted his cross-examination of an eyewitness and the prosecutor improperly injected his character into evidence. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting impeachment related to a witness’s first offender plea or denying the motion for a mistrial, we affirm.
1. The evidence presented at trial shows that 18-year-old Pearson and his 16-year-old friend, Cole Baker, sold fake crack…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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3Cited by31 opinions
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