Carreker v. State

The appellant, Danny Carreker, appeals his conviction for first degree sexual abuse and his subsequent sentence of five years' imprisonment. He raises one issue on appeal.

Carreker contends that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the prosecutor, over his objection, to impeach his credibility by showing that he had a prior conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the state of Georgia. The state contends that Carreker failed to object with sufficient specificity when the question was addressed to Carreker on cross-examination so as to put the trial court on notice of the…