Supreme Court of Georgia· 2/7/1990
Dorsey v. State
Citations
- 387 S.E.2d 889
- 259 Ga. 809
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- the state may challenge the defendant’s truthfulness on cross-examination by asking defendant if other witnesses are lying
- the state may challenge the defendant's truthfulness on cross-examination by asking defendant if other witnesses are lying
- the state may challenge the defendant’s truthfulness on cross-examination by asking defendant if other witnesses are lying
- prosecutor’s question to defendant that “ ‘everybody’s lying about this whole thing but you, is that right?’ ” while argumentative, does not call for defendant to make credibility determinations about testimony of other witnesses
- prosecutor’s question to defendant that “ ‘everybody’s lying about this whole thing but you, is that right?’ ” while argumentative, does not call for defendant to make credibility determinations about testimony of other witnesses
- no error in allowing state to ask defendant if “everybody’s lying” except him
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Judges: Clarke
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- State v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa· 2003-09-04· cited 406×
- State v. DuranNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2006-07-20· cited 232×
- Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1998-12-04· cited 92×
- Manzano v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2007-09-24· cited 36×
- United States v. MartinE.D. Pennsylvania· 2006-10-05· cited 21×
- Carreker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 2001-01-22· cited 16×
- Tucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-08-13· cited 13×
- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-03-17· cited 12×
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-07-08· cited 8×
- Plemons v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-04-12· cited 5×
- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-08-24· cited 4×
- Tanksley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2001-02-16· cited 3×
- Head v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2008-04-08
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