Chapman v. State

In Chapman v. State, 258 Ga. 214, 215-216 (2) (367 SE2d 541) (1988), the state argued that the trial court's error in refusing to admit the testimony of two witnesses showing the victim's general reputation for violence in the community was harmless, because similar testimony was admitted from another witness. The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected that argument because the jury, for various reasons, could have given greater weight to the testimony of the witnesses who were not allowed to testify.