Owensby v. State

1. “A party tea case has the right to introduce all competent, relevant, and material evidence, either to prove the main issue involved, or to discredit the evidence of a witness for the opposite party.” Tiller v. State, 111 Ga. 840 (36 S. E. 201). Accordingly, on the trial of a criminal case the State may introduce any competent, relevant, and material evidence for the purpose of disproving the contention of the defendant, or for the purpose of discrediting his defense, and it affords'no valid ground of objection that such evidence may tend incidentally to put the defendant’s character in…