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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 507 S.E.2d 737
  • 270 Ga. 234
  • 98 Fulton County D. Rep. 3987
  • 1998 Ga. LEXIS 1155

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • defendant failed to proffer evidence that the victim and prosecution witnesses were members of a gang
  • “in Georgia, the scope of cross-examination is not generally limited to what was covered on direct”
  • “in Georgia, the scope of cross-examination is not generally limited to what was covered on direct.”
  • trial court has a broad discretion in determining scope of relevant cross-examination
  • “Clearly, a juror is not permitted to question a witness.”
  • affirming a trial court’s restriction on gang-related cross-examination

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Judges: Carley, Fletcher, Divisions

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