Abrams v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Walter Abrams, Jr., brings this appeal following his conviction of aggravated assault.

1. Appellant first contends that the trial court erred in failing to charge that portion of Code Ann. § 38-1806 which provides: “... if a witness shall swear wilfully and knowingly falsely, his testimony shall be disregarded entirely unless corroborated by circumstances or other unimpeached evidence.”

For a trial court to have a duty to charge this provision, “. .. it must manifestly appear not only that the witness has on another occasion sworn falsely to a material matter but he has…