Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1943No. 14659PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Justice.

The first special ground of the motion for new trial excepts to the allowance in evidence of the written statement by the accused, over the objection that it was irrelevant, immaterial, and prejudicial, and that it was not introduced as a confession and not for the purpose of impeachment. Where evidence is objected to in its entirety, and any portion of the same is not subject to the objection, it is not error to admit the entire evidence over such objection. Gully v. State, 116 Ga. 527 (2) (42 S. E. 790); Sims v. Sims, 131 Ga. 262 (7) (62 S. E. 192); Bridges v. McFarland,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Choice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
  2. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  3. Wilburn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Gully v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  5. Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939

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3Cited by80 opinions

  1. State v. CaddellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  2. State v. MercerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
  3. Kessel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Freeman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997

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