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Lockett v. State

Citations

  • 457 S.E.2d 579
  • 217 Ga. App. 328
  • 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 1661
  • 1995 Ga. App. LEXIS 445

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[E]vidence of a witness’ feelings to the parties, interest in the result of trial, bias, prejudice, or intent or motive generally is admissible at trial.”
  • the slightest movement of the victim establishes asportation
  • the slightest movement of the victim establishes asportation
  • the slightest movement of the victim establishes asportation
  • “even if the testimony sought to be admitted does relate to the feelings a witness has toward a party, if that particular feeling would have no relevance to the questions being tried by the jury, then such evidence may be excluded in the sound discretion of the trial court”

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Judges: Birdsong, Smith, Johnson, Divisions

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