Opinion ID: 1141789
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: The Kidnap Story

Text: In a single paragraph of appellant's brief, and without the citation of authority, it is contended the court erred in admitting into evidence testimony concerning the time when Dickey falsely claimed to the F.B.I. that he had been kidnapped. This contention is somewhat inconsistent with appellant's first assignment of error, in which it was contended defendant's credibility was not impeached. If his credibility is a determining factor in deciding whether the jury was bound to accept his story on accidental running down of decedent, then surely  where defendant volunteered to testify  the State was entitled to impeach his credibility. Dickey admitted on direct examination that he had falsified his expense accounts. Then, on cross-examination, when he admitted he had lied to police officers, he was asked whether ever before he had fabricated or lied about an incident. He answered, Yes. He was then asked, when. In response to the question of when, he volunteered the details of the fabricated kidnap story.