193 Ga. App. 206 - Arnold v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
3
states following
May 2009
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Jones v. State · State v. Byrd · 173 Ga. App. 695 - Richardson v. State · Washington v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"[T]he defendant did not voluntarily place his character in issue. He merely responded to questions which placed his character in issue, . . . This line of cross-examination was obviously an endeavor to compel defendant to respond to questions which placed his character in issue and which insured an excuse for the state's introduction of evidence of defendant's prior criminal record. We disapprove of this endeavor and adhere to the rule that the State cannot rebut or question the presumption of a defendant's good character unless the defendant first chooses to place his character in issue. . . . [S]ince defendant did not voluntarily elect to place his character in issue, the trial court erred in allowing the State to attempt to impeach defendant and place his character in issue through the introduction of evidence of defendant's prior criminal record."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Yes[, but] that happened when I was young.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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