Gammon v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of bastardy; from city court of Polk county — Judge Tison. November 26, 1920. 1. Paragraph 1 of the decision relates to the following ground: “The court erred in charging the jury as follows: ‘When witnesses have been impeached under these rules of law, it is your duty to disregard their testimony unless you believe the evidence introduced is sufficient to cause you to believe them; but finally it is with the jury as to what witnesses they will believe, whether or…
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Accusation of bastardy; from city court of Polk county — Judge Tison. November 26, 1920. 1. Paragraph 1 of the decision relates to the following ground: “The court erred in charging the jury as follows: ‘When witnesses have been impeached under these rules of law, it is your duty to disregard their testimony unless you believe the evidence introduced is sufficient to cause you to believe them; but finally it is with the jury as to what witnesses they will believe, whether or not they have been impeached, or whether or not you will believe the testimony of the witnesses sought to be impeached.…
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
1. The instructions as to impeachment of witnesses, complained of in the first ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial, were authorized by the evidence, and, when considered in connection with the entire charge of the court, present no reason for a reversal.
2. The court properly excluded the testimony complained of in the 2d ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial.
3. “In order for the exclusion of oral testimony to be considered as a ground of a new trial, it must appear that a pertinent question was asked [italics ours], and that the court ruled out the answer;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Griffin v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Griggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Sable v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Corona v. DeLaval Separator Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
3Cited by1 opinion
- Travis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970