State v. Adams

Defendant was charged with the violation of sec. 351.22, Stats, (abortion), and sec. 340.095 (murder based on the same transaction). Four counts under the repeater statutes were also included in the information. For the consideration of the issues raised by him it is not necessary to set out in detail a statement of the facts.

Upon his direct examination defendant testified to four previous convictions. Upon his cross-examination he was again asked by the district attorney as to each of the convictions. The district attorney’s question in each case included a reference to the nature of the…