· 1/25/2008
Al-Attawy v. State
Citations
- 657 S.E.2d 552
- 289 Ga. App. 570
- 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 369
- 2008 Ga. App. LEXIS 81
How courts have described this case
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- considering that jury had other evidence from which it could assess credibility of victim and victim was subjected to cross-examination
- reviewing bolstering testimony in the context of all the evidence to determine whether it affected the outcome of the trial
- the impact of the bolstering testimony was diminished, where bolstering witness retreated from her credibility opinion
- “[W]e review the bolstering testimony within its context to determine whether it affected the trial’s outcome.”
- expert witness’s testimony that she found the victim’s “disclosure to be credible” was improper bolstering
- counsel directly attacked psychologist’s bolstering testimony and witness qualified her prior testimony on cross-examination
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Judges: Phipps, Johnson, Mikell
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