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Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 24, 1976
231 S.E.2d 531 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

53000.

SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 2, 1976.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 24, 1976.

Incest. Wilkes Superior Court. Before Judge Stevens.

Lawson E. Thompson, for appellant.

Kenneth E. Goolsby, District Attorney, Dennis C. Sanders, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


The defendant and his mother were convicted of the offense of incest. The defendant appealed complaining of the overruling of his motion for a new trial on general and special grounds.

1. The evidence was amply sufficient to authorize the verdict.

2. In the absence of a written request, there was no error in failing to charge that a witness could be impeached by contradictory evidence or testimony. See Greeson v. State, 138 Ga. App. 572 ( 226 S.E.2d 769).

3. Error was enumerated upon a certain charge given by the court. The sole and only argument presented on this ground was the following: "The charge set forth in ground 5 of the motion for new trial was an error as it was confusing to the jury." Nowhere in his brief and argument does it appear wherein the appellant contends the charge was confusing to the jury. It is not confusing on its face, and appears to be a correct charge under the evidence and circumstances in this case.

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Webb, J., concur.

SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 2, 1976 — DECIDED NOVEMBER 24, 1976.


Summaries of

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 24, 1976
231 S.E.2d 531 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Thomas v. State

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Nov 24, 1976

Citations

231 S.E.2d 531 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)
231 S.E.2d 531