Lumpkin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Held:
1. The first enumeration of error contends that the court erred by permitting the prosecutor, over defense objection, to cross examine defendant concerning another robbery, preceding the instant allegation, on which defendant had been indicted but not yet tried. In direct examination defendant testified that he had never robbed any convenience store. On cross examination he specifically denied having committed the robbery.
A witness may be impeached by disproving the facts testified to by him. Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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