Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1983No. 65764Published

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for robbery by an offensive weapon. Held:

1. The enumeration of error that the state failed to fully reveal the details of each of three co-participants’ agreement to testify in return for a lesser sentence is not sustained by the record.

2. The second enumeration of error is: “It was abuse of discretion on the part of the trial judge to permit the state to bolster its witness’ testimony where he had not been impeached and allow the investigating officer to testify based on the co-defendant’s previous statement.” We note first of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gibbons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Ranger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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