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Dickey v. State

Citations

  • 242 S.E.2d 55
  • 240 Ga. 634
  • 1978 Ga. LEXIS 743

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  • having elected to testify, defendant became obligated to answer all relevant questions on cross-examination
  • trial court did not err in excluding taped interview when witness admitted at trial that he made the prior inconsistent statement
  • trial court did not err in refusing to give voluntary manslaughter charge where defendant’s sole defense was that of alibi and evidence did not support the charge
  • trial court did not err in refusing to give voluntary manslaughter charge where defendant’s sole defense was that of alibi and evidence did not support the charge
  • by admitting to prior inconsistent statement, impeachment procedure is complete
  • excluding from the hearsay rule only admissions of a party-opponent

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Judges: Hill

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