Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 2007No. A06A2246Published
1Opinion of the Court
644 S.E.2d 544 (2007)
JOHNSON
v.
The STATE.
No. A06A2246.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
March 30, 2007.
Steven L. Sparger, Savannah, for appellant.
Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, Isabel M. Pauley, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Linard Johnson appeals his convictions for aggravated assault and possession of cocaine. He contends the trial court erred when it (1) required him to introduce a certified copy of the victim's prior conviction to impeach the witness; (2) instructed the jury on prior consistent statements; (3) sentenced him as a recidivist under OCGA…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Reese v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
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