Hamby v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of robbery by sudden snatching.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the overruling of his objection to the state’s leading of the prosecutrix on her direct and redirect testimony. “ ‘The court may, in the exercise of its discretion, permit a party calling a witness to propound leading questions.’ [Cit.]” Haralson v. State, 234 Ga. 406, 407 (1) (216 SE2d 304) (1975). “ ‘A judge is given latitude and discretion in permitting leading questions, and unless there has been an abuse thereof, resulting in prejudice and injury, there is no reversible…