Legal Opinion

King v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 2, 1992No. A92A0885PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Michael King was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to maintain lane and driving with an expired tag. He appeals from the conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. King contends that the trial court erred in ruling that testi*826mony as to King’s reputation for sobriety was irrelevant and therefore not admissible. King claims that testimony as to a criminal defendant’s reputation for a specific character trait is admissible where the nature of the case puts that charactér trait into issue. King, however, has cited no authority holding that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lucas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Shelton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Rindone v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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