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Woods v. State

Citations

  • 495 S.E.2d 282
  • 269 Ga. 60
  • 98 Fulton County D. Rep. 475
  • 1998 Ga. LEXIS 100

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the proper method of impeachment of a witness by the officer who had interviewed the witness is that officer’s testimony
  • a witness is successfully impeached with a prior conviction by tendering into evidence certified copies of the witness’s prior convictions
  • a witness is successfully impeached with a prior conviction by tendering into evidence certified copies of the witness’s prior convictions
  • evidence of victim's reputation for violence may show that accused acted in reasonable fear
  • evidence of victim’s reputation for violence may show that accused acted in reasonable fear
  • court’s refusal to allow witness to refresh recollection was error

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Judges: Benham, Hunstein

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