Legal Opinion

Frazier v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1979No. 57501PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant was charged with the offense of murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, we affirm.

1. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting testimony suggesting appellant’s involvement in another crime. We disagree.

A. The court permitted the arresting officer to testify to the circumstances leading to appellant’s arrest. As "[a]ll circumstances connected with an arrest are proper matters to be submitted to the jury to be weighed by them for what they are worth” (Kincaid v. State, 137 Ga. App. 138 (1) (223 SE2d 152)), the fact that the officer’s…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Ridley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. State v. LukeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Emmett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Bixby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Myrick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Ashley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. May v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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