Hall v. Hall

Hunt, Justice.

We granted the application for discretionary appeal in this divorce case to decide whether a conviction for driving under the influence (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a)) may be used to impeach the credibility of a witness. At trial, the court allowed evidence of the wife’s DUI convictions to impeach her testimony, and, over the wife’s objection, instructed the jury that a witness may be impeached by “the conviction of the witness of an offense involving moral turpitude. That is, one contrary to justice, honesty or good morals.” The trial court rejected the wife’s request to instruct the…