Dorsey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
1. The general grounds are without merit.
2. 3. The trial court may restrict a cross-examination to questions material to the issues, and it is not error to refuse to permit questions on cross-examination unless it appears that they are material at the time of the ruling.
4. "No proposition of law can be laid down without some implication of a state of facts as by possibility existing."
5. It is not error to refuse to give a written request where the general charge fully covers the principle involved in the request.
6. "Alibi, as a defense, involves the impossibility of the accused's presence at…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Trammell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- McNabb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Fouraker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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