Ray v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. “On the trial of a husband charged with a crime, conversations between him and his wife, when relevant, may be testified to by one who overheard them.” Hudson v. State, 153 Ga. 695, 697 (113 S. E. 519), and cit. Sims v. State, 36 Ga. App. 266 (136 S. E. 460). If there be any contrary holding in Wicker v. State, 14 Ga. App. 665 (82 S. E. 58), that ruling must yield to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Hudson case, supra. The conversation in the instant case was relevant and was properly admitted.
2. Conceding (but not deciding) that the admission of the testimony set forth in the second…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hudson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Wicker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
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