Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1945No. 31072PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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

  1. Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Trammell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  3. McNabb v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
  4. Fouraker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brawner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  2. Wilcox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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