156 Ga. App. 283 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1980
1. The opinions of experts, where relevant, are always admissible. Code § 38-1710. Whether the witness is in fact an expert in the subject on which he is being examined is a question for the court to decide, and that discretion will not be disturbed unless it has been manifestly abused. Braswell v. Owen of Ga., Inc., 128 Ga. App. 528, 532 (5) (197 SE2d 463) (1973); Hogan v. Olivera, 141 Ga. App. 399 (1-c) (233 SE2d 428) (1977).
2. The only objection to the conviction of the defendant on trial for the forgery of various checks is that the witness offered as an expert had not been qualified as such. He testified that he was a document examiner for the Georgia State Crime Laboratory, that he held an undergraduate degree in science, and a master’s degree of
3. In addition to the testimony of the expert witness there were other witnesses who placed certain of the checks in the defendant’s possession during the time the forged signatures were added, and also both the forged checks and known handwriting of the defendant were in evidence and available to the jury for comparison and examination in the light of the expert testimony. No error appears.
Judgment affirmed.