276 Ga. App. 99 - Woods v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “Plain error is error that is so clearly erroneous as to result in a likelihood of a grave miscarriage of justice or one that seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of a judicial proceeding. Although our Supreme Court has restricted application of the plain error doctrine to death penalty cases and cases in which the court has allegedly opined on the guilt of the defendant, this court's application of the doctrine has been less restrictive. We have, however, generally restricted application of the doctrine to cases presenting exceptional circumstances. The alleged error here was simply the admission of evidence bolstering a witness's credibility. This is not the kind of error that seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of a judicial proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Chauncey v. State

2. “defendant cannot object to responsive testimony that he has elicited”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Towry v. State