Riggins v. State

1. On a plea of surprise and entrapment the State may impeach its own witness testifying harmfully to the State (Nathan v. State, 131 Ga. 48 (3), 61 S. E. 994; Rickerson v. State, 106 Ga. 391, 33 S. E. 639), and contradictorily to statements previously made by a witness who heard the previous statements, where it appeal's that such statements were made directly to the State’s counsel or his assistant (Carter v. State, 17 Ga. App. 244, 86 S. E. 413; Luke v. Cannon, 4 Ga. App. 538, 62 S. E. 110), or to another who was directed by the relator to convey the statements to the State’s counsel and…