Case Name: Haywood v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-02-04
Citations: 12 Ga. App. 240
Docket Number: 4537
Parties: Haywood v. The State.
Judges: Pottle, J., dissents.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 240–241

Head Matter:
4537.
Haywood v. The State.
Decided February 4, 1913.
Accusation of sale of liquor; from city court of Louisville— Judge Phillips. November 6, 1912. .
B: N. Hardeman, for plaintiff in error.
J. B. Phillips, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Russell, J.
Where a witness for the State denied having stated that he-was offered a sum of money by a city marshal to produce evidence to convict the accused, and an effort was made to impeach the witness by testimony that he had made such a statement, it was error to permit the marshal to testify that he m fact made the witness no such offer. If the fact referred to was of sufficient materiality to be used as a basis for impeaching the witness, and he was successfully impeached, he could be restored to credit only in the manner authorized by statute.
Judgment reversed.
Pottle, J., dissents.