Williams v. State

Broyles, 0. J.

1. It is well settled that while it is not incumbent upon the judge, in the absence of a timely and appropriate written request, to charge upon the subject of the impeachment of witnesses, yet where that subject is referred to in the charge, all of it that is material and applicable to the facts' of the ease should be given. Rouse v. State, 2 Ga. App. 184 (7) (58 S. E. 416); Harper v. State, 17 Ga. App. 561 (2) (87 S. E. 808).

2. In the chargs of the court in this case the only reference to the law *194upon tlie impeachment of witnesses was as follows: “ I charge you that a witness…