Stanger v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Townsend, Judge.
1. “Generally in this State communications by telephone are not admissible in evidence unless the identity of the party against whom the conversation is sought to be admitted is established by either direct or circumstantial evidence.” Myers v. Brown, 74 Ga. App. 534, 536 (40 S. E. 2d 391). Where, however, the witness called the telephone number listed under the defendant’s name and talked with a man who said he would “be there in 201 minutes,” and where thereafter he saw the defendant at the jail the same night and said, “That was a long 20 minutes,” to which the defendant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Myers v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Redding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
- Strickland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Hodges v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961