Williams v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Ricky Lane Williams was tried by a jury and convicted of arson in the first degree and he appeals.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred by refusing to give his requested charge taken directly from OCGA § 24-9-85 (b), which provides that “[i]f a witness shall willfully and knowingly swear falsely, his testimony shall be disregarded entirely, unless corroborated by circumstances or other unimpeached evidence.” Before this Code section may be charged, “ ‘it must appear, among other things, that the witness admits, on the trial, that he wilfully and knowingly swore falsely,…