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Curry v. State

Citations

  • 657 S.E.2d 218
  • 283 Ga. 99
  • 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 433
  • 2008 Ga. LEXIS 147

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  • holding that, “because the court’s questions were entirely objective, did not suggest any particular answer to the witness, and related to the events surrounding the homicide, . . . [they] fell within the court’s discretion to ask questions to develop the truth of the case”
  • trial court did not improperly express opinion when it questioned firearm expert about the type of firearm used in the crime, whether defendant fired hollow-point or solid-point bullets, and the difference between those types of bullets
  • trial court did not violate OCGA § 17-8-57 when its questions were “entirely objective, did not suggest any particular answer to the witness, and related to the events surrounding” the crime
  • trial court did not improperly express opinion when it questioned firearm expert about the type of firearm used in the crime, whether defendant fired hollow- point or solid-point bullets, and the difference between those types of bullets
  • possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
  • possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

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Judges: Sears

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