Legal Opinion

Murphy v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 4, 1987No. 73960PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for one count of theft by taking. A jury found her guilty. Appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the jury’s verdict.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the admission into evidence of an “accounts payable” ledger under the business records exception to the hearsay rule. OCGA § 24-3-14.

A witness for the State gave testimony which was sufficient to lay the foundation for admission of the ledger pursuant to OCGA § 24-3-14. See Hines v. Good Housekeeping Shop, 161 Ga. App. 318, 319 (5) (291 SE2d 238) (1982). “ ‘ “It is not…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cannon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Hines v. Good Housekeeping ShopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Stancell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Radford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Britt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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