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STATE v. BYRD

42832.

255 Ga. 665 (1986)

341 S.E.2d 455

THE STATE v. BYRD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sampson Oliver, Jr., for appellant.

John M. Ott, District Attorney, for appellee.

GREGORY, Justice.

This court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Byrd v. State, 176 Ga.App. 295 (335 S.E.2d 656) (1985), to consider the rule announced there that limiting instructions must be given by the trial court, even without request, as to impeachment evidence tending to disprove facts testified to by a defendant in a criminal case which happens also to be character evidence...

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