JOHNSON v. STATE

56929.

148 Ga. App. 702 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 205

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawson & Washington, A. Michael Washington, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Jesse L. Echols, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for burglary. Held:

1. It is alleged that the trial court erred in permitting the state to "indirectly put the accused's character into evidence." On cross examination of the accused, the state asked: "Q. Mr. Johnson, you still maintain you're wholly innocent; is that right? A. That's right. Q. Now, we took a luncheon break a few minutes ago. You tried to escape from the deputy sheriff...

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