Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1984No. 41589PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
Herman Smith was indicted, tried and convicted of the malice murder of Beverly Ann Farley. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appointed appellate counsel has filed an Anders motion, Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (87 SC 1396, 18 LE2d 493) (1967).
1. The trial court did not err, over the defendant’s objection and without a show of surprise, in allowing in evidence a prior inconsistent statement of state’s witness Ford, both to impeach that witness and as substantive evidence. Ranger v. State, 249 Ga. 315 (2) (290 SE2d 63) (1982); Davis v. State, 249 Ga.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Ranger v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Howard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Spence v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- State v. ArmstrongWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. StinsonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986
- Howard v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
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