Legal Opinion

Tanner v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 7, 1983No. 66332PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of armed robbery. He appeals following the denial of his motion for new trial, as amended. Held:

1. Where there is a conflict between the testimony of the accused and the testimony of a state’s witness, a charge on impeachment is not improper. McNeill v. State, 135 Ga. App. 876, 878 (2) (219 SE2d 613); Newmans v. State, 65 Ga. App. 288, 291 (16 SE2d 87). The trial court did not err in charging without request on the law in regard to impeachment of witnesses.

2. The second enumeration of error contends the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Timberlake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Rachel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Conyers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Newmans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  5. McNeill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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