Legal Opinion

Goodrum v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 28, 1981No. 61729PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Chief Judge.

The defendant brings this appeal from his conviction of the offense of aggravated assault. Held:

1. It is alleged that the trial court erred by intervening in defense counsel’s cross-examination of a state witness.

The defendant was charged with shooting Sammy Robinson with a rifle. A confrontation occurred at the home of Donish Pye when the defendant demanded Robinson pay him $3.00 that he owed him. Robinson was the foreman of a construction crew on which the defendant worked. Robinson had fired him. A witness testified that when the defendant demanded $3 Robinson reached…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Britten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Leutner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Decker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Mincey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  3. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  4. Talley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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