Legal Opinion
Moon v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 10, 1980No. 59550PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction of aggravated assault. Held:
1. Admission in evidence of a witness’ first offender conviction for violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act — for impeachment purposes, is not error. Favors v. State, 234 Ga. 80 (3) (214 SE2d 645).
2. After the close of all evidence, but before argument — counsel for the defendant stated: "I have obtained information which has lead me to believe that fraud, a possible fraud, has been perpetrated in this case. I can’t say more than that...” Counsel then requested permission to withdraw and was…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Collier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Alderman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Paxton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Hightower v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Hightower v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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