Shewmake v. State

1. The only special ground of the motion for new trial contends that the court erred in failing to charge on the impeachment of witnesses. There was no request to charge, and the following rule is applicable: “In the absence of a timely written request the failure to charge upon the credibility of witnesses, the mode of impeachment, or the weight that should be given to the testimony of witnesses successfully impeached, will not be reversible error.” Smith v. State, 7 Ga. App. 710 (2) (67 S. E. 1048). See also Hunter v. State, 136 Ga. 103 (4) (70 S. E. 643); Washington v. State, 138 Ga. 370…